Ahold Delhaize’s supervisory board has nominated Claire Peters to lead as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA and member of the management board of Ahold Delhaize.
Peters will join the company on Sept. 8 as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA. Her appointment to the management board is subject to shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting later this year and customary regulatory approval.
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 VP for worldwide fresh at Amazon, with responsibility for North American and international business. Previously, she held executive positions at Woolworths Group in Australia and several leadership roles at Tesco in the United Kingdom and as chief operating officer for Tesco in Thailand. Throughout her career, she has led large businesses across food, wholesale, and e‑commerce.
“Claire brings strong operational leadership and deep experience in omnichannel grocery and business transformation,” said Frans Muller, president and CEO of Ahold Delhaize.
“She has led businesses of significant scale across several markets, with full accountability for performance, customer proposition and execution. 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.”
Peters’ experience spans four continents, and she is known for building high‑performing teams, driving technology transformation, and delivering market share growth.
“We are pleased to nominate Claire as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA and member of the management board,” said 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.”
Peters commented, “I am honored by the nomination to serve as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA. 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.”