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Alex Holt

Chief Sustainability Officer: Non Exec Board Director

Ahold Delhaize•Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Experience27+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

A global business c-suite executive, with 24+ years of leadership roles in retail and consumer-goods businesses, across 3 continents. Track record for growing and transforming businesses. Recognised global leader in sustainability transformation. Skilled in delivering long-term activation, stakeholder inclusion, disruptive innovation and team leadership to transform a business's environmental and societal impact in a strategically aligned and value accretive way. Non Exec Board Director for Foodbank Australia.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • Ahold DelhaizeCurrent
    Jun 2024–Present· 2 yrs 3 mos
    • Chief Sustainability OfficerCurrent
      Jun 2024–Present
  • Foodbank Australia
    Mar 2021–Jun 2024· 3 yrs 3 mos
    • Non-Executive Director
      Mar 2021–Jun 2024
  • Woolworths Group
    Apr 2015–Jun 2024· 9 yrs 2 mos
    • Chief Sustainability Officer
      Jun 2021–Jun 2024
    • General Manager: Quality, Health and Group Sustainability
      Apr 2016–Jun 2021
    • General Manager - Concept Development
      Apr 2015–Apr 2016
  • Woolworths Group
    Mar 2011–Feb 2015· 3 yrs 11 mos
    • General Manager - Added Value Fresh
      Sep 2013–Feb 2015
    • Merchandise Manager - Bakery
      Apr 2012–Aug 2013
    • Merchandise Manager -Health, Beauty & Baby
      Mar 2011–Apr 2012
  • Tesco
    Aug 2002–Sep 2009· 7 yrs 1 mo
    • Global Business Unit
      Apr 2009–Sep 2009
    • Category Manager Beauty
      Mar 2007–Apr 2009
    • Senior Buying Manager Toiletries
      Nov 2005–Mar 2007
    • Buying Manager
      Aug 2002–Oct 2005
  • Superdrug / Safeway
    Sep 1999–Aug 2002· 2 yrs 11 mos
    • Buying Manager
      Sep 1999–Aug 2002

Education

Sustainable Leadership

MIT Sloan School of Management

BA Hons

Politics

Nottigham Trent University

Company Directors Course

2021

Australian Institute of Company Directors

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Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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GroceryP&L ManagementVisual MerchandisingStore ManagementMarketingManagementPrivate LabelTime ManagementMulti-channel RetailSalesCPFRNegotiationStrategyMerchandisingProfitBusiness StrategyRetailInventory ManagementFMCGForecasting