Søren Skou has been appointed new CEO of Maersk Line with effect from 16 January 2012. Søren Skou replaces Eivind Kolding who is leaving Maersk Line to become Chairman of the Executive Board of Danske Bank.
Søren Skou’s career with Maersk includes the position as General Manager, Operations at Maersk China. From there, he was promoted to VP/Sr. VP/EVP/CEO at Maersk Tankers, Head of Strategy and M&A at Mærsk Olie og Gas AS and Member of The Group Executive Board at A.P. Moller Maersk.
