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Gerhard Van der Bijl

Critic · DISC type C
Member of the Board of Advisors at Shoptalk
📍 Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

Gerhard van der Bijl is the Chief Technology Officer for Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia, described as a high-energy and execution-driven leader. He specializes in scaling innovative digital solutions across the global retail group, focusing on digital transformation and engineering excellence. He holds an MBA from Business School Nederland and studied at Nyenrode Business University.

He has a unique focus on the human side of tech, championing the concept of a “human platform” to improve team collaboration, learning, and upskilling.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Member of the Board of Advisors
Job Level
Junior
Location
Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Gerhard shows up

ROI Driven
Information Seeker
Negotiator

They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.

Priorities

Topics Gerhard cares about

Scaling Retail Tech
He leads technology strategy and execution across 7, 700+ stores, recently overseeing the rollout of a unified customer app across six European countries.
AI in Food Retail
He frequently discusses the opportunities AI offers food and technology companies, including the rise of emotional AI in shaping the future of retail.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Member of the Board of Advisors
Shoptalk
2-2024
CTO/CIO Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia
Ahold Delhaize
6-2023
Member of The Supervisory Board
GS1 Nederland
10-2019 - 12-2024
CTO/CIO Albert Heijn, Etos and Gall&Gall
Ahold Delhaize
6-2017 - 9-2019
General Manager
Floriday.io
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
6-2022 - 11-2022
Leadership and Personal Development (LEAP) - executive education
INSEAD
2012 - 2012
Strategy and Organisation
Nyenrode Business University
2006 - 2010
MBA (cum laude)
Business School Nederland
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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