Wouter Kolk

Wouter Kolk started as Chief Executive Officer Europe and Indonesia on October 1, 2018. He had been Chief Operating Officer the Netherlands and Belgium and member of the Executive Committee of Ahold Delhaize since September 8, 2017.

Wouter re-joined Ahold in 2013 as EVP Specialty Stores and New Markets at Albert Heijn following a six-year period as CEO of international retailer WE Fashion. He became Chief Executive Officer Albert Heijn in January 2015. He first started at Ahold in 1991, and over the next 16 years served in several international commercial and general management roles, including Commercial Director Asia-Pacific based in Singapore, Regional Director Albert Heijn, General Manager Gall & Gall and General Manager of Etos. Wouter is a member of the supervisory boards of the Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam and concert hall Paradiso.