Brussels-based Etablissements Delhaize Frères et Cie "Le Lion" (Delhaize Group) has named MAURA ABELN SMITH to its top legal position. As the global food retailer's general counsel, executive vice president, and general secretary, Smith will manage the company's legal and government affairs functions and will be responsible for information security and global compliance. She replaces retiring GC MICHAEL WALLER, who has been in the role since 2001.
The new GC has relocated to Belgium to take the position. "When the opportunity presented itself, my husband and I decided to embrace it," she says. She looks forward to passing her weekends with him exploring, visiting museums, and traveling throughout Europe. "It's a chance to really immerse ourselves in this new culture," she says. Although she doesn't speak "a word of Dutch," the French she studied in school is quickly coming back to her.
