John Rishton, Ahold

John Rishton, CEO of Ahold, is ranked No. 6 in SN's 2010 Power 50. Read his profile here...

AMSTERDAM — Ahold here said Friday it had named John Rishton president and chief executive officer following a four-month stint as interim president and CEO. Succeeding Rishton as chief financial officer is Kimberly Ross, who had been deputy CFO. Ross was also nominated to join the corporate...

Power 50 Ranking: 7 Title: CEO Company: Ahold Key Developments: Turnaround at Stop & Shop and Giant positioned those banners to thrive amid recession. What's Next: Building on that momentum. The turnaround at Ahold — particularly at its...

Power 50 Profile Ranking: 15 Title: CEO Company: Ahold Key Developments: Accelerated new positioning of U.S. banners while reshaping global profile What's Next: Build on the momentum at Stop & Shop and Giant John Rishton has occupied the...

AMSTERDAM — Ahold here said it has named John Rishton president and chief executive officer following his four-month stint as interim president and CEO...

Ahold's headquarters country, top executive, number of stores, sales, and countries of operation for SN's 2010 Top 25...

Data: Worldwide Headquarters: The Netherlands Top Executive: John Rishton Number of Stores: 2,897 Sales in $ Billions (U.S.): 37.6 Countries of Operation: Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia,...

AMSTERDAM — Ahold will remain “vigilant about the changing economic environment and rising food prices,” in fiscal 2008, John Rishton, chief executive officer of Ahold, told shareholders at the retailer’s annual meeting Wednesday...

AMSTERDAM — The chief executive officer of Ahold here last week asked analysts to have patience with results from the retailer's last big acquisition and...

AMSTERDAM — Dick Boer is expected to continue Ahold's current strategies when he takes over as chief executive officer of the multinational retailer next March, an analyst who follows the company here told SN Thursday...