Sebastiaan de Jong new Brand President Etos
03 Juni 2021 - 10:00AM
Sebastiaan de Jong new Brand President Etos
Zaandam, the Netherlands, June 3,
2021 - Sebastiaan de Jong (47) has been appointed Brand
President of drugstore chain Etos, effective July 1st, 2021. De
Jong started his career at Ahold Delhaize 23 years ago and is
currently working as Head of Procurement of Ahold Delhaize Europe
& Indonesia. He will report to Wouter Kolk, CEO Ahold Delhaize
Europe & Indonesia. De Jong has gained extensive commercial and
operational experience at Ahold Delhaize. After studying economics,
he started as a management trainee at Ahold in 1998, starting with
his first job at Etos. He continued his career in various buying,
marketing & format and merchandising positions including a
position as SVP Commerce in the Czech Republic for the Ahold
Delhaize-brand Albert. In 2017 he became VP store operation at
Albert Heijn. In 2018 Sebastiaan was appointed Chief Commercial
Officer at Intergamma. At this DIY market leader in the Benelux he
gained experience in the field of omnichannel organizational
development. In early 2021 Sebastiaan returned to Ahold Delhaize in
the role of Head of Procurement at Ahold Delhaize Europe &
Indonesia, where he launched and led the European procurement
initiative. Wouter Kolk, CEO Ahold Delhaize Europe &
Indonesia: “With the appointment of Sebastiaan, the Etos team gains
a teamplayer with extensive retail experience, in the Netherlands
and internationally. In his various roles, Sebastiaan has
demonstrated to be an inclusive leader, focused on team
collaboration and set on bringing out the best in everyone. Etos
has a long history in qualitative and innovative personal care
products and in advising customers. The drugstore brand is a
familiar and trusted face in the streets of The Netherlands.
Sebastiaan will be focused on further shaping the strong Etos
strategy with the team. I am convinced that he will make an
excellent new Brand President for the company.” Sebastiaan de Jong:
“Etos is a wonderful brand, rooted in society and with a loyal
customer base. I personally relate strongly to the mission to help
our customers feel good every day and I am very much looking
forward to leading the further development of Etos together with
the team."
De Jong will start in his role at Etos as of July 1st and will
be double hatted, fulfilling the procurement role, until Fall
2021.
About Etos Dutch drugstore chain Etos, founded
in 1919, has long been a trusted expert on what customers (72% of
the Dutch population) are increasingly looking for, in stores and
at home. Etos owns, among others, health websites
gezondheidsplein.nl and ziekenhuis.nl. The company is thus the
largest provider of online health and wellness information in the
Netherlands. In its 550 stores, Etos employs 5,400 associates, of
which 2400 are certified (assistant) chemists. Etos has been voted
the best drugstore in the Netherlands seven times.
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