date:Jun 23, 2014
Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Canadian business named Dirk Van den Berghe as its chief executive, effective Aug. 1, as it looks to strengthen its food business in the country.
Van den Berghe joins Wal-Mart from supermarket group Delhaize , where he was CEO for the company's Belgium and Luxembourg operations.
He succeeds Shelley Broader, who is now CEO of the retailer's operations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada. Van den Berghe will report to Broader, Wal-Mart Canada said.
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