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Ahold USA has appointed Nick Bertram to Senior Vice President of Store Strategy and Execution.

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Bertram will be based in Carlisle and lead the development, optimization and delivery of key operational support processes in partnership with Ahold USA’s retail divisions, as well as managing New Business Ventures.

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Most recently, Bertram was with Jewel-Osco, where he oversaw store operations across Illinois, Indiana and Iowa. Bertram served as Senior Vice President for Supervalu, and held other store operations positions of progressing responsibility with Walmart in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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“Nick brings years of solid retail operational experience and his expertise will be a valuable resource in our ongoing efforts to be a better place to shop,” said Bhavdeep Singh, Executive Vice President of Operations.

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Ahold

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