Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has appointed Dirk Van den Berghe as president and CEO of Walmart Canada, effective August 1. He will report to Shelley Broader, who held that position until she was promoted to president and CEO of Walmart’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region, as well as Canada. Van den Berghe has 30 years of business experience. In his most recent position, he was CEO of grocery retailer Delhaize Group’s Luxembourg and Belgium operations. “We’re very pleased Dirk will be leading Walmart Canada as we celebrate 20 amazing years of saving Canadians money so they can live better,” says Broader in a release. “Under Dirk’s leadership, Delhaize has been successful in several countries, and his vast experience will allow us to strengthen our growing food business in Canada and complements our highly-successful general merchandise operation.”
