Ahold Delhaize’s supervisory board has nominated Claire Peters for appointment as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA and member of the management board of Ahold Delhaize. Peters is set to join Ahold Delhaize on Sept. 8 as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA; the appointment as member of the management board is subject to shareholder approval at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to be held later this year, as well as customary regulatory approval.
The company says Peters is an experienced retail leader with three decades of expertise in grocery, consumer and retail businesses across international markets. Most recently, she served as vice president for Worldwide Fresh at Amazon, where she had responsibility for the North American and international business. Prior to that, she held executive positions at Woolworths Group in Australia and held several leadership roles at Tesco, both in the United Kingdom and as chief operating officer for Tesco in Thailand. Throughout her 30-year career in retail, she led large businesses across food, wholesale and e-commerce.
“Claire brings strong operational leadership and deep experience in omnichannel grocery and business transformation. She has led businesses of significant scale across several markets, with full accountability for performance, customer proposition and execution,” says Frans Muller, president and CEO of Ahold Delhaize. ”Her combination of strategic insight, customer focus and people-first leadership makes her very well positioned to lead Ahold Delhaize USA into its next chapter. I look forward to welcoming Claire to the team and working closely with her as we continue to build on the exceptional leadership strength of our brands in the U.S.”
Peters’ experience spans four continents, and she is known for building high-performing teams, driving technology transformation and delivering market share growth by growing customer trust, according to the company. In addition to her executive experience, she has held a series of non-executive board positions in food retail. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in sociology and economics from Loughborough University.
“We are pleased to nominate Claire as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA and member of the management board,” says Wiebe Draijer, chair of the supervisory board of Ahold Delhaize. “Claire is a highly accomplished retail leader with deep operational and digital expertise, broad experience across grocery and consumer businesses and a strong record of delivering results in complex environments. She has led large, customer-focused organizations through transformation while building cultures of clarity, trust and accountability. We are confident that Claire’s leadership will further strengthen Ahold Delhaize USA and support the continued execution of our Growing Together strategy.”
“I am honored by the nomination to serve as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA,” Peters says. “Ahold Delhaize’s family of local brands combines strong heritage, deep community roots and a clear commitment to serving customers with excellence every day. I look forward to working with teams across the U.S. businesses to build on that strength, further enhance the customer experience, accelerate omnichannel growth, grow own-brand assortment and continue delivering sustainable value for customers, associates and shareholders.”
