Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Nestlé S.A.
Lead Independent Director
Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee (Chair)
Compensation Committee
Elected to the Board 2019
Date of birth: 1957
Nationality: Dutch
Career
- 2016 - 2018 President and CEO, Ahold Delhaize N.V., Netherlands
- 2011 - 2016 President and CEO, Ahold N.V., Netherlands
- 2007 - 2011 Member of Board of Management Ahold
- 2006 - 2011 Chief Operating Officer, Ahold Europe
- 2002 - 2011 Chief Executive Officer, Ahold Netherlands
- 2000 - 2011 President and CEO, Albert Heijn B.V.
- 1998 - 2000 Chief Executive Officer, Ahold Czech Republic
- 1989 - 1998 SHV Holdings, Subsidiary CEO and Management positions
- 1981 - 1989 Unigro N.V., Starting and Management positions
Education
- 1986 Executive postgraduate degree, IBO Business School
- 1981 Degree, Business Economics
Mandates
- Shell plc., Vice Chairman and Lead Independent non-executive Director
- SHV Holdings, Member of the Board of Directors, Vice Chair
- Royal Concertgebouw, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Former Mandates
- Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET), Chairman
- G-Star RAW, Chairman of the Advisory Board
- Consumer Goods Forum, Board member and Co-chairman (2010-2018)
- VNO-NCW - Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers, Vice Chairman (2006-2017)
- Rijksmuseum Fonds, Chairman
