ZAANDAM, the Netherlands\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ahold Delhaize announcey today that\u00a0Claude Sarrailh,\u00a0CEO Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia,\u00a0has informed the company that he will pursue a career opportunity with\u00a0Esselunga\u00a0S.p.A, an Italian food retail chain,\u00a0as their Chief Executive Officer.\u00a0A\u00a0six months\u2019\u00a0notice period applies. The search for a successor has started.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claude was appointed CEO of Ahold Delhaize Europe &\u00a0Indonesia in 2024, joining the company from Metro\u00a0where he\u00a0served as a member of the Management Board and held the position of Chief Customer and Merchandise Officer at Metro Group in Dusseldorf, Germany.\u00a0During his tenure at Ahold Delhaize, he has played\u00a0an important role\u00a0in strengthening the European leadership team, improving business performance, advancing own-brand\u00a0strategies\u00a0and joint sourcing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to thank Claude for his contribution to Ahold Delhaize, and I have confidence in our leadership team to continue delivering our strategy,\u201d said Frans Muller, President and CEO of Ahold Delhaize. \u201cClaude has been a valued colleague and leader,\u00a0with a\u00a0keen eye for\u00a0leveraging\u00a0scale across the company, including such areas as sourcing and digital, while\u00a0fostering\u00a0collaboration\u00a0across markets.\u00a0We appreciate his perspective in our Management Board discussions and wish him well for the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
“After\u00a0a rewarding time\u00a0with Ahold\u00a0Delhaize\u00a0I have decided to accept a new opportunity outside the company,\u201d\u00a0said Claude.\u00a0\u201cFrom the first day\u00a0onwards\u00a0I have been\u00a0impressed by the exceptional drive, the\u00a0talent\u00a0and the full dedication of all the\u00a0Ahold Delhaize\u00a0teams that I have had the privilege to work with. I am proud of the strong results we have delivered and the progress we have made to better\u00a0leverage\u00a0our Group scale in support of our\u00a0great\u00a0local\u00a0brands and\u00a0their\u00a0customers. I leave with\u00a0great respect\u00a0for the company and full confidence in its future. Until my departure, my focus remains on the implementation of our strategy while working towards a seamless\u00a0transition.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI am grateful for the leadership and contribution Claude has brought to Ahold Delhaize during his time with the company,\u201d said\u00a0Wiebe Draijer, Chair of the Supervisory Board of Ahold Delhaize. \u201cClaude is a highly regarded leader, and we appreciate his commitment to remain fully engaged\u00a0to support\u00a0an orderly transition. On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank him for his dedication and wish him success in his next role.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Supervisory Board has\u00a0initiated\u00a0the succession process and will provide updates as\u00a0appropriate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ZAANDAM, the Netherlands\u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Ahold Delhaize announcey today that\u00a0Claude Sarrailh,\u00a0CEO Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia,\u00a0has informed the company that he…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29836,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[53,3154,182],"class_list":{"0":"post-29835","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anthropic","8":"tag-anthropic","9":"tag-anthropic-claude","10":"tag-claude"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}