Nikos Lavidas new Brand President Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos
07 Juni 2022 - 9:00AM
Nikos Lavidas new Brand President Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos
Zaandam, the Netherlands, 7 June, 2022 – Nikos Lavidas has been
appointed Brand President of Greek supermarket chain Alfa Beta
Vassilopoulos (‘Alfa Beta’), effective August 20th. In his new
role, Nikos will lead Ahold Delhaize’s brand Alfa Beta, which is
part of the CSE region of Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia.
Nikos will report into Jesper Lauridsen, COO Ahold Delhaize CSE
Region and Brand President at Albert Czech Republic.Nikos Lavidas
has had an extensive career in food retail. In 2009 and 2010, he
worked as Managing Director at Kraft Foods. After that he joined
the Greek supermarket chain I&S Sklavenitis S.A. There Nikos
worked for almost nine years, starting as Head of Strategy and
Expansion. He led the company through a reorganization and a series
of acquisitions, which allowed the company to grow into a major
Greek retailer. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2019.
Most recently Nikos worked at Upfield, a newly formed regional
business unit of Unilever. As Managing Director, he held overall
accountability for Greece, Cyprus and Albania and several other
countries within South East Europe.Wouter Kolk, CEO Ahold Delhaize
Europe & Indonesia: “This appointment is a positive step for
Alfa Beta, our prominent Greek food retailer. Alfa Beta is strongly
rooted in Greece, leads in food e-commerce and has a broad high
quality and healthy offering and a successful customer loyalty
program. With Nikos Lavidas on board, the team will be reinforced
by someone with extensive experience in the supermarket sector as
well as on the supplier side. Nikos is well able to weigh all
interests and will ensure the best offer for customers, together
with the Alfa Beta team. I wish Nikos all the success in his new
role!”
Jesper Lauridsen: “I am very happy to welcome Nikos as Brand
President of AB. He will join a strong team of retail professionals
in serving millions of customers every day.”
Nikos Lavidas: “I am absolutely thrilled to be making such an
important step of becoming part of AB Vassilopoulos, a company with
such a strong legacy in Greece. I cannot wait to join my efforts
with the AB team in this exciting and ambitious path to
growth.”
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About Ahold DelhaizeAhold Delhaize is one
of the world’s largest food retail groups and a leader in both
supermarkets and e-commerce. Its family of great local brands
serves 55 million customers each week, both in stores and online,
in the United States, Europe, and Indonesia. Together, these brands
employ more than 413,000 associates in 7,452 grocery and specialty
stores and include the top online retailer in the Benelux and the
leading online grocers in the Benelux and the United
States. Ahold Delhaize brands are at the forefront of
sustainable retailing, sourcing responsibly, supporting local
communities and helping customers make healthier choices. The
company’s focus on four growth drivers – drive omnichannel growth,
elevate healthy and sustainable, cultivate best talent and
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