Dutch group Ahold has revealed that it has reshaped its executive committee leadership structure, as it looks to simplify the organisation and accelerate its ongoing Reshaping Retail strategy.
The group noted that the newly reorganised committee would streamline the decision-making process and would ensure that the company's business and functional leaders are represented at the highest level.
Part of the change involves the appointment of Hanneke Faber as chief commercial officer, a role in which she will lead all global online and customer loyalty initiatives.
The board is now made up of CEO Dick Boer, CFO Jeff Carr, Chief corporate governance counsel Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh, COO Ahold USA James McCann and COO Ahold Europe Sander van der Laan.
'Following the development and implementation of Reshaping Retail, Ahold is now at a point to adjust its leadership structure in a way that will best drive and support our growth phase,' said Dick Boer. 'Furthermore, I am delighted that we have Hanneke joining our company. Coming from a world-class marketing organisation, she will provide us with key insights in leading online and customer loyalty initiatives going forward.'
The committee will come into force from 1 September this year.
