Press Release

Ahold appoints
new Chief
Financial Officer

Zaandam, The Netherlands, September 26, 2005 -- Ahold today announced it has
appointed John Rishton as Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2006.

A British national, Rishton (47) has been Chief Financial Officer at British
Airways PLC since 2001. He joined the airline in 1994 as Financial Controller in
the United States, was appointed Sales Controller in 1996, Operations Controller
in 1998 and Commercial Controller in 1999. Prior to BA, Rishton worked for Ford
of Europe in various international executive positions between 1979 and 1994.
Rishton plans to relocate to The Netherlands.

Joost Sliepenbeek, currently Ahold's Chief Accounting Officer, has been
appointed Interim CFO effective September 1, 2005, when Hannu Ryopponen left the
company. Sliepenbeek reports to Peter Wakkie, Chief Corporate Governance Counsel
and member of the Corporate Executive Board, until Rishton starts at Ahold.

The Supervisory Board will nominate Rishton for appointment to the Corporate
Executive Board at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2006.
Until the general meeting of shareholders has adopted the resolution to appoint
him to the Corporate Executive Board, Rishton will assume the position of Acting
CFO.

"We are delighted that such an accomplished professional as John will be joining
Ahold," said Anders Moberg, Ahold's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"John's reputation, experience and proven track record will help drive our
company to the next level. John has lived and worked in the United Kingdom and
the United States and is highly regarded by the financial community on both
sides of the Atlantic. Like me, he believes that simplification is the best way
to achieve the balance of cutting costs while improving customer service. We
welcome John to the Ahold family."

The terms and conditions of Rishton's contract fit within Ahold's remuneration
policy. Further details are available on Ahold's public website (www.ahold.com).

Ahold is the world's fourth largest food retailer and second largest foodservice
operator. With over 200,000 employees, the company operates primarily in the
United States and Europe under a number of leading local brand names. The
company generated consolidated net sales in 2004 of approximately EUR 52
billion.

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Ahold Press Office: +31 (0)75 659 5720

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Disclaimer

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or
implied by the forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties
relate to factors that are beyond our ability to control or estimate precisely.
Many of these risk factors are detailed in Ahold's publicly filed reports.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. We do not
undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of
this press release, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.
Outside The Netherlands, Koninklijke Ahold N.V., being its registered name,
presents itself under the name of "Royal Ahold" or simply "Ahold."

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