Maersk COO Soren Toft Steps Down Effective Immediately
Soren Toft, A.P. Møller– Mærsk’s Chief Operating Officer, Soren Toft is surrendering from the function as well as will certainly leave Maersk to seek various other chances, Maersk stated in a declaration Monday.
Toft separation works instantly.
Toft’s obligations as COO will certainly be handled by Søren Skou, Maerk’s chief executive officer, properly instantly till a substitute is located.
Toft additionally acted as Chairman of Maersk Container Industry as well as Board Member of Hamburg Süd Advisory Board.
Toft began in the COO function in 2014 after formerly holding the placement of Head of Network Planning atMaersk Line During his time as COO, Toft was in charge of the international procedures of Maersk’s lining companies as well as manage Maersk’s procurement as well as assimilation of Hamburg Süd. Other noteworthy occasions taking place throughout his period consisted of the 2M Alliance launch with MSC, the 2016 reconstruction of A.P. Møller– Mærsk, the shipment of Maersk’s second-generation Triple- E vessels as well as various other newbuild programs, the Maersk Honam event, as well as most lately Maersk’s decarbonization initiatives.
“I have worked with Søren for many years, and I appreciate Søren’s many contributions to A.P. Moller – Maersk. He leaves an agile and strong operating organization and we all wish Søren the very best in the future,” claims Søren Skou, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of A.P. Moller– Maersk.
Maersk Group’s Executive Board will certainly currently contain Søren Skou, chief executive officer as well as acting COO, Carolina Dybeck Happe, CFO, Vincent Clerc, CCO, as well as Morten Engelstoft, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER of APM Terminals.