Ahold Delhaize nominates Loblaw's Per Bank to supervisory board
Retail conglomerate Ahold Delhaize has nominated grocery executive Per Bank to serve on the company’s supervisory board. The board will propose his appointment and the reappointment of Jan Zijderveld at Ahold Delhaize’s annual general meeting of shareholders, which is scheduled for April 9.
Bank is a Danish national who is currently president and CEO of Canadian grocer Loblaw Cos. Ltd. Before joining that company, he worked at such companies as Salling Group, Tesco, Coop and Mars.
Zijderveld is a Dutch citizen who has sat on the Zaandam, Netherlands-headquartered company's supervisory board since 2021, as well as being a member of the audit, finance and risk committee and the technology committee. Zijderveld is also a nonexecutive director for Pandora and a member of the supervisory board of Symrise AG.
“We are pleased to propose Per for appointment to the supervisory board,” said Supervisory Board Chair Peter Agnefjäll, the former CEO of IKEA. “Per is a seasoned executive with international retail experience. We are also pleased to propose Jan for reappointment to the supervisory board, recognizing his valuable contributions.”
Additionally, former Sobeys President and CEO Bill McEwan, the board’s vice chair, will step down during the upcoming AGM after having served on Delhaize Group’s and Ahold Delhaize’s supervisory boards since 2011.
“We would like to thank Bill for his significant and outstanding contributions during his tenure to the supervisory board and as vice chair,” said Agnefjäll. “Over the years, we have valued his considerable experience and his good judgement. His extensive knowledge and international retail expertise will be greatly missed. We wish him all the best.”
This article was first published on our sister site Progressive Grocer.
