Ahold Delhaize today announced that Alex Holt has been appointed chief sustainability officer and member of the executive committee of Ahold Delhaize, effective no later than June 1, 2024. Holt succeeds Jan Ernst de Groot, Ahold Delhaize’s chief legal officer and chief sustainability officer, who will retire on May 31, 2024.
Holt is currently chief sustainability officer and member of the executive committee at Woolworths Group, Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailer, a role she has held since June 2021. Upon joining Woolworths in 2011, Holt held a number of roles across its supermarkets business, leading various commercial teams, before becoming general manager of sustainability, health, and quality in April 2016. Holt joined Woolworths Group in 2011 from Tesco, where she spent seven years in a number of roles in business improvement, merchandising, and sourcing.
Commenting on the announcement, Frans Muller, president and CEO of Ahold Delhaize, said in a statement: “I am very happy that Alex will join our Executive Committee as our new Chief Sustainability Officer. She brings relevant experience from a food retail, business leadership and sustainability perspective. She is a sharp thinker and inspiring leader with a deep understanding of the challenges and impact that this role brings in a food retail company with ambitions with regard to health, nature, and climate.”
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