Dutch retail group Ahold has named a new president and CEO for its supermarket business in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

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Ahold said this morning (26 May) that Jan van Dam would take control of the Albert/Hypernova unit on 10 August.


Last month, Ahold said it would close 21 loss-making Albert stores and one Hypernova hypermarket in the Czech Republic.


Van Dam will replace Johan Boeijenga who has decided to leave the company to pursue a career back in the Netherlands.


In 2008, the Albert/Hypernova business generated operating income of EUR1m (US$1.4m) on net sales of EUR1.8bn.

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