<p>Ahold has announced that Ben Wishart has been appointed to the new role of Group Chief Information Officer, effective June 17. He will report to Jeff Carr, CFO, according to a statement.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Most recently, Wishart was CIO at UK retailer Morrisons plc. He also served as CIO at Whitbread plc, Britain’s leading hospitality company. Prior to that, he worked in various roles at Tesco.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/ahold051513body.jpg" alt="Images 051513" />“Technology is an increasingly critical element in ensuring the success of our ‘Reshaping Retail’ strategy,” said Carr. “I am pleased that Ben joins us to lead the next stage of Ahold's journey as we are responding to a changing retail world, leveraging our scale and coordinating technology. Ben has significant retail experience and brings a strong combination of strategic leadership, business transformation, team-building capabilities and technology leadership skills to this new role."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" https://www.ahold.com/" target="_new">Ahold</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
