Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 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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