| Søren Skou | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1964 Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | CEO, Maersk Tankers (future CEO, Maersk Line) |
Søren Skou (born August 20, 1964) is the current CEO of Maersk Tankers. On December 19, 2011, he was appointed new CEO of Maersk Line, effective from 16 January 2012. Maersk Line is the world's largest container shipping company, and Søren Skou will take over the role as CEO of Maersk Line from Eivind Kolding.[1]
Søren Skou became a partner of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 2007 and is a member of the Executive Board of the company.[2]
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.[3]
Skou earned his Management degree from the Copenhagen Business School and an MBA (honours) from IMD, Switzerland.[4]