Søren Skou

Søren Skou
Personal details
Born (1964-08-20) 20 August 1964
Denmark
Nationality Danish
Occupation CEO, Maersk Line

Søren Skou (born 20 August 1964) has been the CEO of Maersk Line since January 2012 and a member of the Management Board since 2007.[1] On 19 December 2011 it was announced that he would take over this role from Eivind Kolding, effective from 16 January 2012.[2] From 2001 to 2011 Søren Skou was the CEO of Maersk Tankers. In December 2014, he was named as joint-second most influential person (with Nils Andersen) in the international shipping industry according to the Lloyds List 2014.[3]

Søren Skou became a partner of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 2007 and has been a member of the Executive Board of the company since 2001.[4]

As of July 1, 2016 Søren Skou has taken over the office of CEO of Maersk Group, replacing Nils Smedegaard Andersen.

Early career

Skou joined Maersk Line in 1983. Between 1983 and 1994 he held various positions in the Copenhagen, Denmark and New York, USA offices. In 1994, he moved to China to work there as Maersk Line’s Operations Manager before returning to Copenhagen to take up the post of Director in 1998. The following year, he transferred to Maersk Tankers where he held key executive positions until his appointment as CEO in 2001. During his time as CEO of Maersk Tanker, Søren Skou also had the responsibility for Damco, Maersk Procurement, Maersk Container Industry and the Groups’ ownership share in DFDS and Hoegh Autoliners.[5]

Søren is a graduate in Management from Copenhagen University, as well as having an MBA (Honours) from IMD, Switzerland.[5]

Private life

Søren Skou lives in Vedbæk, just outside Copenhagen, with his wife Lene and their three children. On more than one occasion he has expressed his interest for bicycling.

References

  1. ↑ "Company: People". Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Bloomberg: "Danske Bank Names Chairman Kolding CEO"
  3. ↑ http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/top100/article452766.ece
  4. ↑ Profile on Maersk Line's website
  5. 1 2 Profile on maersk.com
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