Vincent Clerc, Morten Engelstoft and Søren Toft join Maersk Group board

The further refocusing of Maersk Group on its container activities was in evidence today as it announced that Vincent Clerc, Morten Engelstoft and Soren Toft (pictured from left to right, above) had been promoted to its group executive board.

Chief executive Soren Skou said the expanded executive board would help the carrier accelerate its plans towards delivering “seamless end-to-end” services.

“We have made good progress on the separation of the oil and oil related businesses as well as the integration of container shipping, ...