Ahold CEO Dick Boer addresses Annual General Meeting

Zaandam, the Netherlands - Ahold's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 15, 2015, included a speech by Ahold Chief Executive Officer Dick Boer.

Welcome and thank you all for being here today, both those of you who are in the room and those joining us by webcast. I hope you were as impressed by our inspiring video as we were. I would like to share with you, our shareholders, the story of Ahold in 2014, and briefly look ahead to 2015.
 
What a time it is to be a retailer! In today's world, change - in shopping habits, in lifestyles and in technology -- is happening at a faster pace than ever before. Not a day goes by without stories about our industry in the media, whether it is on healthy products, food labeling, online, prices. Or home gardening. It reflects the sentiment in society and among our customers, who are the heart of what we do.

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Click here to watch the video that was shown during the speech.