Executive Board
as at 24 February 2004
A. Ruys (1947)
Dutch nationality
1993 Member of the Executive Board
1996 Vice-Chairman
2002 Chairman
Joined Heineken N.V. in 1993 after a career
with Unilever N.V. in the Netherlands and
abroad.
Areas of Responsibility
Corporate Human Resources
Organisation Development
Corporate Communication
Corporate Affairs
Corporate Legal Business Affairs
Group Internal Audit
Corporate Secretariat
Proseco
Asia/Pacific
Supervisory Directorships1
Gtech Holdings Corporation, USA
Robeco Groep N.V., Netherlands
(until mid-2004)
Sara Lee/DE International B.V.,
Netherlands
M.J. Bolland (1959)
Dutch nationality
2001 Member of the Executive Board
Joined Heineken N.V. in 1986 and has held
various positions in the Netherlands and
abroad.
Areas of Responsibility
Corporate Brands
Corporate Commercial Excellence
Latin Central America
Caribbean
Middle East North Africa
Heineken USA (incl. Canada)
Heineken Espana
(incl. Portugal and Canary Islands)
Heineken France
Heineken Italia
Beer Systems
J.F.M.L. van Boxmeer (1961)
Belgian nationality
2001 Member of the Executive Board
Joined Heineken N.V. in 1984 and has held
various positions in the Netherlands and
abroad.
Areas of Responsibility
Corporate Production, Policy Control
Heineken Technical Services
Brau Union AG
North-West Europe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Heineken Brouwerijen
Heineken Nederland Supply
Heineken Nederlands Beheer and
Heineken Nederland Business Services
Vrumona
Heineken Brewery Russia
Athenian Brewery
CIS Countries and Kazakhstan
D.R. Hooft Graafland (1955)
Dutch nationality
2002 Member of the Executive Board
Joined Heineken N.V. in 1981 and has held
various positions in the Netherlands and
abroad.
Areas of Responsibility
Corporate Finance
Corporate Control Accounting
Corporate Information Technology
Corporate Business Development
Corporate Internal Services
Supervisory Directorships2
McGregor Fashion Group N.V.,
Netherlands
1 Under the current by-laws, members of the
Executive Board may not in principle accept
more than two external Supervisory Directorships.
No Supervisory Directorships may be accepted
by members of the Executive Board for the first three
years after their appointment. Mr. Hooft Graafland
already held this Supervisory Directorship at the time
of his appointment.
HEINEKEN N.V. ANNUAL REPORT 2003
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