Ahold announced that Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh, Chief Corporate Governance Counsel and member of the Management Board and Executive Committee, will step down during the first half of 2015.
Lodewijk joined Ahold on 1 December, 2009, and his responsibilities include Ahold’s Legal Affairs, Corporate Governance, M&A, Product Integrity, and the company’s Responsible Retailing strategy. The Dutch supermarket group did not disclose the reason for his departure.
In a statement, Ahold CEO Dick Boer thanked Lodewijk for over 5 years of his service. “During his tenure, Lodewijk actively contributed to the development and execution of Ahold’s strategic agenda, including the ICA divestment, the acquisition of bol.com, and the recent acquisition of SPAR in the Czech Republic,” Dick Boer said in the statement. Lodewijk has also played a pivotal role in developing Ahold’s Responsible Retailing strategy.
In its statement, Ahold said that a further announcement on his successor will be made in due course.
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