Dive Summary:

• Following the resignation of executive Paula Price, Ahold USA has named a new executive CFO.
• Dan Sullivan be the new EVP and CFO for the company, succeeding Price as of Jan. 1, 2014.
• Sullivan previously served as CFO and COO for Heineken USA prior to joining Ahold as VP of business planning in 2010.

Dive Insight:

“Since joining the company, Dan has strengthened our business planning and performance team and executed changes within the business that have led to significant savings, enabling Ahold USA and its divisions to reinvest in their customer propositions,” said Ahold COO James McCann in a statement. Sullivan currently holds more than 20 years of finance experience as a corporate executive.