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John Rishton

Chief Executive Officer

John Rishton (February 21, 1958) is a British national. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer on November 15, 2007, after having served as acting President and CEO since July 1, 2007. John joined Ahold on January 1, 2006, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ahold’s shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board on May 18, 2006. John is former Chief Financial Officer of British Airways Plc. He has also worked for Ford Europe in various executive positions. John is a non-executive director of Rolls Royce Group Plc. At Ahold, John goes by the title of Chief Executive Officer.

Kimberly Ross

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Kimberly Ross (May 5, 1965) is a U.S. national. She was appointed to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and acting member of the Corporate Executive Board on November 15, 2007, after having served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer since July 1, 2007. On April 23, 2008, Ahold’s shareholders appointed Kimberly to the Corporate Executive Board. Kimberly joined Ahold in September 2001 as Assistant Treasurer. In April 2002, she became Vice President and Group Treasurer and was promoted to Senior Vice President and Group Treasurer in January 2004. She was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Treasury and Tax Officer in April 2005. Prior to joining Ahold, Kimberly held the position of Senior Manager at Ernst & Young in New York and Director of Corporate Finance for the Americas at Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc. She also held a number of other management positions at Joseph E. Seagram & Sons Inc. from 1995 through 2001 as well as at Anchor Glass from 1992 to 1995. Kimberly is a member of the Advisory Board of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.

Peter Wakkie

Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Governance Counsel

Peter Wakkie (June 22, 1948) is a Dutch national. He joined Ahold as Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Governance Counsel and acting member of the Corporate Executive Board on October 15, 2003. Ahold’s shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board on November 26, 2003. On April 23, 2008, Ahold’s shareholders reappointed him for a second term to the Corporate Executive Board. Prior to joining Ahold, Peter was a partner at law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Wolters Kluwer N.V. In addition, Peter is a board member of the Dutch Association of Security Issuers (Vereniging Effecten Uitgevende Ondernemingen).

Dick Boer

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ahold Europe, President and CEO Albert Heijn

Dick Boer (August 31, 1957) is a Dutch national. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer Ahold Europe on November 6, 2006. On May 3, 2007, Ahold’s shareholders appointed him to the Corporate Executive Board. Dick joined Ahold in 1998 as CEO of Ahold Czech Republic and was appointed President and CEO of Albert Heijn in 2000. In 2003, he became President and CEO of the Albert Heijn operating company. Prior to joining Ahold, Dick spent more than 17 years in various retail positions for SHV Holdings in the Netherlands and abroad, and for Unigro N.V., now Super de Boer N.V. Dick is Co-Chairman of ECR Europe and ECR Nederland/GS1, Deputy Chairman of Central Office Food Trade (CBL) and a member of the Supervisory Boards of AMS Sourcing B.V. and of the Red Cross Hospital in Beverwijk, the Netherlands. Dick is a member of the Executive Boards of VNO-NCW, the Dutch Retail Trade Council and the Platform Retail Trade Nederland and a member of the European Retail Round Table.

Acting member of and nominee to the Corporate Executive Board

Lawrence Benjamin

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Ahold USA; acting member of the Corporate Executive Board

Lawrence Benjamin (November 6, 1955) is a U.S. national. In July 2008, Ahold announced his nomination by the Supervisory Board for appointment to the Corporate Executive Board. His appointment will be proposed at the General Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2009. Lawrence was appointed Chief Operating Officer Ahold USA as of November 6, 2006. He joined Ahold in October 2003 as President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Foodservice. From 2002 to October 2003, he was Chief Executive Officer of the NutraSweet Company in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining NutraSweet, Lawrence worked with the private equity firm of Oak Hill Capital Management and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Stella Foods and Specialty Foods Corporation. He also held a number of management-level positions in the retail and ingredient divisions of Kraft Foods from 1986 to 1994.