Corporate Governance

Corporate Governance is a topic that the company's Board of Directors has considered and continues to consider on the basis of the company's activities, external environment, history, needs, etc.

Recommendations for Corporate Governance in Denmark

The Board of Directors of A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S continues to consider the "Recommendations for Corporate Governance" prepared by OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen A/S. Most of the recommendations have been complied with, but there are some which the Board of Directors has chosen not to follow. With reference to the "comply or explain" principle, OMX Nordic Exchange Copenhagen A/S has stated that companies should either comply with the recommendations or explain why they deviate from them.

Further information is available in the statutory annual corporate governance statement, cf. Section 107b of the Danish Financial Statements Act covering the financial period 1 January to 31 December 2010.

As a Danish listed company, A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S has a management structure consisting of the Board of Directors and the Management Board. This is being illustrated below. Further information about the company's management structure is contained in the statement on corporate governance being part of the annual report.