Gerhard van der Bijl

CTO Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

As Chief Technology Officer of Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia, I lead technology strategy and execution across a global retail group with over 7,700 stores and 17 brands. My focus is on scaling innovative solutions and fostering engineering excellence to drive digital transformation across diverse markets, all with a clear customer-centric mindset. I’m a passionate leader and I believe every organization thrives when people collaborate. By sharing best practices and delivering high-quality technology across brands and geographies, we unlock collective potential and drive meaningful improvement and ultimately create better experiences for our brands’ customers.

Experience

  • Member of the Board of Advisors at Shoptalk
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

  • Ahold Delhaize (Permanent · 6 yrs 10 mos)
    • CTO/CIO Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia
      Feb 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • CTO/CIO Albert Heijn, Etos and Gall&Gall
      Oct 2019 - Dec 2024 · 5 yrs 3 mos

  • Member of The Supervisory Board at GS1 Nederland
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Visiting Lecturer - Executive Education at Nyenrode Business Universiteit
    Apr 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 4 mos

  • General Manager at Floriday.io
    Jun 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos