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Søren Skou is the new managing director of Maersk Line
Previously it was CEO of Maersk Tankers Succeeds to Eivind Kolding, that it assumes the charge of president of Danske Bank
December 19, 2011
, company of shipowning group Danish AP. Møller-Mærsk. Up to now managing director of Maersk Tankers, Skou succeeds to Eivind Kolding, that he leaves the navigation company in order to assume the charge of president of Danske Bank.
"Under the expert guide of Eivind Kolding - the AP managing director has commented. Møller-Mærsk, Nils S. Andersen - Maersk Line has remarkable carrying out quickly. Its competitiveness is increased in meaningful way and meanwhile Maersk Line has defined new standards for the industry is regarding the atmosphere that the reliability. Moreover Maersk Line has placed a very greater attention to the customers. They are very pleased - it has added - that Søren Skou has accepted the important assignment of managing director of Maersk Line. Søren is a strong and visionary leader with a remarkable experience of international leadership, also in the field of the shipping. Moreover it knows very well the section of the containerized transport from the moment that it has worked for Maersk Line; but also as member of the executive board of the group to is tightened contact with Maersk Line and the field. The just man is therefore own in order to continue the development of Maersk Line and to expand our positions in the market".
From 1983 to 1998 Søren Skou it has covered various positions in Maersk Line and from 2001, besides to cover the assignment of CEO of Maersk Tankers, has carried out an important role in the Board Executive of the Danish shipowning group. Skou will concentrate its activity on Maersk Line and its other assignments progressively will be transferred to managing others of the group, included the roles of councilman in DFDS and the Danish Shipowners' Association, that they will pass to the managing director of Maersk Drilling, Claus V. Hemmingsen, and in the Maersk Industry Container, whose presidency will be assumed Kim Fejfer, managing director of APM Terminals. Moreover AP. Møller-Mærsk previews to assign the charge of managing director of Mersk Tankers to another manager of the group.
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