News / Nils Andersen to step down as Maersk Group chief in July, Soren Skou named as his replacement

Departing Maersk Group chief executive Nils Smedegaard Andersen

It’s all change at the top of the Maersk Group today, after Denmark’s largest conglomerate announced that Maersk Line chief executive Soren Skou is set to replace the group’s current chief executive Nils Andersen on 1 July.

Maersk Group chairman Michael Pram Rasmussen said: “Søren has strong business acumen and thorough knowledge of the group’s various businesses and has successfully restructured the businesses he has led. The board of directors knows Søren as a respected and knowledgeable leader with the ability ...