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Ahold appoints two US FS execs

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

March 30, 2004

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Columbia, MD—Royal Ahold NV has appointed Robert Aiken and Garry Brown to senior executive positions at its U.S. Foodservice unit. The two veteran executives replace officers dismissed in wake of the accounting scandal at US Foodservice that also produced major shakeups at Ahold.

Aiken was named executive vp for strategy with special responsibility for company-wide governance. He had previously served as president of Metz Baking Co. (now part of Sara Lee Corp.) and as president of Milwaukee Sign Co. Garry Brown, a consultant specialist in restructuring troubled business, was appointed senior vp-procurement. He previously was a consultant for A.T. Kearney and Alix Partners.

Ahold CEO Anders Moberg and new US Foodservice CEO Lawrence Benjamin are attempting to restore the value of US Foodservice following the disruptions caused by the accounting scandal. Those disruptions included the resignation of company founder/former CEO James Miller and a number of other senior officers. Ahold has yet to decide the unit’s ultimate fate.

About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

 

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