Sander Van Der Laan

Sander Van Der Laan is the current CEO at Douglas. Sander has held this position since April of 2022. Prior to that, they were the CEO at Action from September 2015 to April of 2022. Before that, they were the CEO Albert Heijn & COO Ahold The Netherlands from February 2011 to January 2015. Sander has also held the positions of General Manager Albert Heijn from January 2010 to February 2011 and President & CEO from July 2008 to January 2010. Additionally, they were the Executive Vice President Marketing & Merchandising from April 2003 to June 2008 and the General Manager at Gall & Gall from February 2002 to April 2003. Sander started their career at Albert Heijn in October of 1998 as Vice President Perishables and held that position until January of 2002. Sander then became Marketing & Sales at Unilever from September 1993 to September 1998. Their first position was as Productmanager at SCA - Hygiene and Forest Products Company from September 1990 to August 1992.

Sander Van Der Laan completed a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Nijenrode University in The Netherlands, specializing in Business Administration and Management, General.