Allan Noddle'sextraordinary industry credentials date back to 1965 at a small supermarket chain in Omaha, Nebraska. His career in retailing would take him to Giant Food Stores in Pennsylvania and then Royal Dutch Ahold, which added the Carlisle chain to its US operations in 1981. Allan was named CEO of Giant Carlisle in 1988. A decade later, as CEO of Ahold USA Support Services, he became the first American to serve on the corporate board of Ahold in the Netherlands. A skillful communicator and exemplary leader, he accepted the appointment to serve as interim President for Daymon Worldwide in 2010, where he continues to serve as a member of the board.