John Rishton (born 21 February 1958) is the CEO and President of the international supermarket operator Ahold. He is also a non-executive director at Rolls-Royce,[1] which he will join as CEO in March 2011.[2]
Rishton majored in economics at Nottingham University. Rishton joined Ford Motor Company and worked with the company for 15 years, qualifying as an accountant and later becoming finance director of the company's Portuguese and Spanish operations. He joined British Airways in 1994 as the head of finance for the United States division. He became its chief finance officer in 2001. When the September 11 attacks took place, he was recognized for encouraging a program to re-structure the company and reduce its debt. He left BA in September 2005. Rishton joined Ahold in January 2006 as finance director and in November 2007 became the