Ahold Delhaize has found a successor to Wouter Kolk, who will step down as board member and CEO Europe & Indonesia after the summer. The new top executive comes over from Metro AG.
Experienced retail manager
With Claude Sarrailh, an experienced retail manager joins the board at Ahold Delhaize. He had been with Metro AG since 2006, including as CEO of Metro China and, since 2022, as Chief Customer and Merchandise Officer and member of the Management Board. Before that, he worked for Carrefour for ten years. He holds a Master of Finance degree from the Ecole Supérieur de Gestion in Paris.
On 1 September 2024, Claude Sarrailh will join the company as Executive Vice President. Upon shareholder approval, he will start as a member of the Ahold Delhaize Board of Directors and CEO of Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia on October 1, 2024. The current CEO of Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia, Wouter Kolk, will step down from the Board on 1 October 2024.