Ahold nominates Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh to the Corporate Executive Board
2009年9月9日 - 3:08PM
Marketwired
Ahold today announced its nomination of Lodewijk Hijmans van den
Bergh to the Corporate Executive Board as Chief Corporate
Governance Counsel. He succeeds Peter Wakkie, whose decision to
retire from Ahold was announced in June. Hijmans van den Bergh will
join the company on December 1, 2009, and assume his
responsibilities as acting member of the Corporate Executive Board
and Chief Corporate Governance Counsel from that date.
Hijmans van den Bergh will be responsible for Ahold's legal,
corporate governance and compliance functions. He will also head up
mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate responsibility.
Lodewijk Hijmans van den Bergh (1963), a Dutch national, is
currently partner and member of the managing committee of
Amsterdam-based law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, where he
leads the corporate practice. Hijmans van den Bergh specializes in
corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on
corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He joined De Brauw
in 1988, and was the firm's resident partner in its London office
from 1994 until 1998.
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Rene Dahan said: "The role of
Chief Corporate Governance Counsel continues to be of vital
importance to Ahold. Lodewijk's knowledge of Dutch law and
corporate governance and his broad-ranging international experience
make him ideally suited to take on this role."
CEO John Rishton said: "I, along with my colleagues, am
extremely pleased to have Lodewijk join our board. I am confident
he will make a valuable contribution to the future of the
company."
Hijmans van den Bergh's nomination will be on the agenda of
Ahold's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on April 13,
2010.
Ahold Press Office: +31 (0)20 509 5291.
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