Annual Report 2018

Management Board

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A.J.G.P.M. Kruijssen (1965) - Chief Executive Officer

In addition to completing a course of study in Small Business & Retail Management (1984), John Kruijssen completed the Advanced Food Retailing program at Nyenrode Business University in 1996.

From 1984 to 1997 he gained experience in a diverse range of managerial positions at companies such as Halfords Nederland B.V. and Unigro N.V. The Netherlands. Until 2010 John held various management and executive positions at Royal Dutch Shell in both The Netherlands and the United Kingdom. After that he has served as CEO of Markeur Holding B.V. (until 2015) and Detailresult Group N.V.

John Kruijssen joined Beter Bed Holding N.V. in the position of CEO on 1 April 2018, after which he was appointed as Statutory Director in the position of Chief Executive Officer at the AGM on 26 April 2018.

John Kruijssen holds Dutch nationality.

H.G. van den Ochtend (1978) - Chief Financial Officer

Hugo van den Ochtend graduated in Econometrics at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam in the Netherlands in 2002.

In 2003 he started his career as Financial Analyst at Procter & Gamble, where he held various management positions in the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. In 2011 Hugo van den Ochtend pursued his career at Ahold Delhaize in various senior financial management positions at Ahold’s corporate headquarters, Albert Heijn and, recently in the position of Finance Director with overall responsibility at Gall & Gall.

Hugo van den Ochtend joined Beter Bed Holding N.V. in the position of CFO on 1 September 2018, after which he was appointed as Statutory Director in the position of Chief Financial Officer at the EGM on 11 September 2018.

Hugo van den Ochtend holds Dutch nationality.