Frans Muller
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{{short description|CEO of Dutch retail company Ahold Delhaize}}
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| birth_name = Frans W. H. Muller
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| nationality = Dutch
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| alma_mater = Erasmus University Rotterdam
| occupation = Businessman
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| title = CEO of Ahold Delhaize
| term = July 2018-
| predecessor = Dick Boer
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Frans W. H. Muller (born 1961) is a Dutch businessman, and the CEO of Ahold Delhaize, since July 2018, having been deputy CEO.
Education
Muller earned a master's degree in business economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=28442190&privcapId=875173|title=Stocks|website=Bloomberg.com|accessdate=8 July 2018}}
Career
Muller started his career with KLM Cargo, from 1988 to 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.aholddelhaize.com/en/about-us/governance/leadership/frans-muller/|title=Frans Muller|website=Ahold Delhaize|accessdate=8 July 2018}} He worked for Makro Cash & Carry from 1998 to 2002. He worked for Metro AG from 2002 to 2013, rising to become a Member of the Management Board of Metro Group AG and CEO Metro Cash & Carry.
In 2013, Muller joined Delhaize as president and CEO. Muller was CEO of Delhaize until Ahold bought the company for Euro 9.3 billion in 2015, when he became deputy CEO of the combined company.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ahold-delhaize-ceo/ahold-names-frans-muller-as-new-ceo-idUSA5N1O601X|title=Ahold names Frans Muller as new CEO|publisher=Reuters|date=5 April 2018|access-date=8 July 2018}}
Muller succeeded Dick Boer when he retired as CEO of Ahold Delhaize on 1 July 2018.{{cite web|url=https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/05/1465425/0/en/Ahold-Delhaize-CEO-Dick-Boer-retires-Frans-Muller-appointed-as-successor-effective-July-1-2018.html|title=Ahold Delhaize CEO Dick Boer retires; Frans Muller appointed as successor effective July 1, 2018|first=Ahold|last=Delhaize|publisher=|accessdate=8 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.retaildetail.eu/en/news/food/frans-muller-succeeds-dick-boer-ahold-delhaize|title=Frans Muller succeeds Dick Boer at Ahold Delhaize|date=5 April 2018|website=www.retaildetail.eu|accessdate=8 July 2018}}
References
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Category:Ahold Delhaize people
Category:Dutch chief executives in the retail industry
Category:Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni
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