Soren Skou has been appointed the new CEO of AP Moller-Maersk as the Danish giant focuses on future strategic options.

The Maersk Line boss replaces Nils Andersen, 57, who is leaving the group at the behest of the board. Skou will continue as head of the containership unit.

Maersk said: “Since 2008 the Maersk Group has successfully gone through a phase of operational optimisation in each of its businesses to the point of top quartile performance in most units. 

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