Ahold Delhaize announces changes in the bol.com Management Board
06 Septembre 2021 - 12:45PM
Ahold Delhaize announces changes in the bol.com Management Board
Zaandam, September 6, 2021 - After more than 20 years at
bol.com, Huub Vermeulen has decided to retire from the company.
Huub has been involved with the company since the start of bol.com
in 1999, the last four years as Brand President. The proposed
successor as of November 1, 2021, is management board colleague
Margaret Versteden – van Duijn. Margaret has been working at
bol.com since 2015 and in her current role as Chief Platform
Officer (CPO) she is responsible for the platform activities of
bol.com.
Margaret Versteden - van Duijn (45) has held various management
board positions within bol.com. She started 6 years ago as Chief
Marketing Officer (CMO), after which she managed the commercial
department as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Last year she took on
the new management board position of Chief Platform Officer, where
she became ultimately responsible for bol.com’s platform
activities. Before Margaret joined bol.com, she worked for Bain
& Company, Nike and BCG, among others. Margaret grew up in
Australia and has been living in the Netherlands since 2000,
together with her husband and kids.
Margaret Versteden – van Duijn: “I consider it an honor and a
fantastic opportunity to take over the leadership of this great
organization. In 22 years, bol.com has grown from the first online
bookstore in Europe into a platform where 47,000 sales partners
sell millions of articles to our customers, more than 12.5 million
Dutch and Belgians. This development was made possible thanks to a
strong and driven bol.com team that has grown to 2,500 people
today. The coming years will also revolve around growth and the
further development of our platform.”
20 years of bol.comHuub Vermeulen (57) got
involved with bol.com in 1999 as Managing Director of fulfilment
company Docdata (now Ingram Micro), with which bol.com has worked
ever since. In 2001, Huub joined bol.com as Director Operations
& Fulfillment (COO) and he became Brand President four years
ago.
Huub Vermeulen: “The decision to leave bol.com was not an easy
one. But after 20 years at bol.com, I feel the need for a better
work-life balance. In addition, I want to create the opportunity to
assist other entrepreneurs in a non-executive role. Now feels like
the right time to take this step, knowing that I will leave behind
a great company and a great team. From the very first day that I
got to know bol.com as an organization, I was captivated by the
enormous drive, innovative spirit and ambitious mission of the
people there. It has been an unforgettable adventure to be part of
this company practically from the start. I want to express my
gratitude to the people at bol.com for the inspiration and energy
they have given me each day again, and to the Ahold Delhaize
colleagues for their trust and collaboration.”
European Leadership TeamWouter Kolk, CEO Ahold
Delhaize Europe & Indonesia: “It is with great confidence that
we can announce this step within bol.com. Huub was an outstanding
Brand President, with a clear vision and always focused on moving
bol.com and with it Ahold Delhaize forward. I am proud that we can
nominate Margaret as his successor. With her knowledge and
experience at bol.com, she is a natural and ambitious successor.
Upon approval, Margaret will also become part of my European
Leadership Team, where she will have a key role part in
accelerating further cooperation within the European brands. I
would like to thank Huub for his dedication and give a warm welcome
to Margaret in her new role!”
Management board bol.comAs of November 1, 2021,
the bol.com management board consists of Margaret Versteden – van
Duijn (Brand President), Boukje Taphoorn (Chief Marketing Officer),
Ellen Coopmans (Chief People Officer), Gert-Jan Janssen (Chief
Financial Officer), Jurrie van Rooijen (Chief Technology Officer),
Oscar Hundman (Chief Commercial Officer) and Vincent Weijers (Chief
Operational Officer). For the current role of Margaret, Chief
Platform Officer, a successor will be sought.
Margaret’s appointment as Brand President of bol.com is subject
to the advice of bol.com’s workers council. Huub will remain with
bol.com in an advisory role in the background until the end of
2021.
About bol.comIn 1999 bol.com was founded in the
Netherlands from a construction site in Vianen. It was Europe's
first online bookstore. More than 20 years later, bol.com is the
largest online retail platform in the Benelux, and has expanded the
range of books to millions of products in dozens of product
categories, with a focus on non-food. From the very beginning,
bol.com has had the ambition to improve retail every day. They now
do this together with 47,000 local entrepreneurs who sell via
bol.com to their customers, more than 12.5 million Dutch and
Belgians. Bol.com believes in the power of collaboration, because
only together with partners they can offer our customers the best
shopping (experience). As a 'shop for all of us', everyone should
be able to turn to bol.com. The company understands its customers
and are there for them, wherever and whenever. They always offer
convenience, reliability and choice. This is how bol.com changes
retail together to make everyday life easier.
Bol.com employs 2,500 people who work at the head office in
Utrecht, The Netherlands, and at an office in Antwerp, Belgium.
Since 2012, bol.com is part of Ahold Delhaize.
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