Management

Partner and Group CEO, A.P. Moller - Maersk
Partner since: 2007
Joined A.P. Moller - Maersk: 2007
Born: 1958
Nationality: Danish

Nils S. Andersen joined A.P. Moller - Maersk in 2007 when he took over as the fourth Group CEO and Partner. Up till then, he had been on the Board of Directors (since 2005).

Before joining A.P. Moller - Maersk, Nils S. Andersen held the position of CEO of Carlsberg A/S (since 2001). Before that he held a number of senior positions both internationally and in Denmark.

Nils S. Andersen graduated with a MSc in Economics from Aarhus University in 1982.

Nils S. Andersen is a member of ERT European Round Table of Industrialists (since 2001), Co-Chairman of EU-Russia Industrialists' Round Table (IRT) (since 2007).

CEO of Maersk Oil
Member of the Executive Board since: August 2009
Joined A.P. Møller: 1988
Born: 1962
Nationality: Danish

Jakob Thomasen joined Maersk Oil in 1988 as a Geologist at the company's headquarters in Copenhagen. In 1996, he was promoted Senior Geologist and later the same year he was stationed in Qatar as a Department Manager. In 2000 Jakob Thomasen was called back to Copenhagen to head a North Sea technical centre within Petroleum Engineering.

Jakob Thomasen returned to Qatar in 2004 as Managing Director where he was instrumental in the success of the large scale development of the Al Shaheen oil field. In the beginning of 2009, following organisational changes in Maersk Oil, Jakob Thomasen was repositioned in the Copenhagen office as Head of Exploration and New Business.

In August 2009 Jakob Thomasen was appointed CEO of Maersk Oil.

Prior to his employment with Maersk Oil, Jakob Thomasen worked with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland.

Jakob Thomasen has a Master's degree in Geology and has participated in courses in finance and accounting. His educational background was further expanded in 1997 when he completed the General Management for Specialists programme at Cranfield in the UK and again in 2002 when he attended courses in Managing Corporate Resources at IMD.

Partner and CEO of Maersk Drilling
Partner since: July 2007
Joined A.P. Møller: 1981
Born: 1962
Nationality: Danish

Claus V. Hemmingsen is Partner, member of the Group's Executive Board and CEO of Maersk Drilling. In addition, Mr Hemmingsen has overall responsibility for Maersk Supply Service, Maersk Tankers, SVITZER and Maersk FPSO.

Mr Hemmingsen joined the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group in 1981 as a shipping trainee and after having completed his shipping education, he joined Maersk Drilling's Human Resource Department.

After being stationed in Hong Kong for Maersk Line (1992-1997) and in Singapore (1997-2000), Claus V. Hemmingsen returned to Hong Kong in 2000 where he as Managing Director had the overall responsibility for A.P. Moller - Maersk's activities in the Hong Kong SAR.

In 2003, Claus V. Hemmingsen returned to the head office in Copenhagen as Senior Vice President responsible for the container activities' Global Service Delivery, including Global Shared Service Centres. He simultaneously held responsibility for APM Terminals until June 2004, before taking over responsibility for Maersk Drilling and Maersk Supply Service in 2005 and for SVITZER A/S in 2008.

Claus V. Hemmingsen has supplemented his education with management courses at London Business School and Cornell University and finalized an Executive MBA (honours) at IMD in November 2007.

Partner and CEO of Maersk Line
Partner since: July 2007
Joined A.P. Møller: 1983
Born: 1964
Nationality: Danish

Since 2012, Søren Skou has been CEO of the Maersk Liner Business, encompassing Maersk Line, Safmarine, MCC and Seago Line.  He has been partner as well as member of the Executive Board of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group since 2007. Søren joined A.P. Moller - Maersk in 1983. Over the next decade and a half, he held various positions in Maersk Line, with roles in Copenhagen, New York and Beijing. In 1998 he joined Maersk Tankers, where he was CEO from 2001 to 2011.

Søren is a graduate of business administration from Copenhagen Business School, as well as having an MBA (Honours) from IMD,  Switzerland.

Group CFO, A.P. Moller - Maersk
Joined A.P. Moller - Maersk: 2010
Born: 1961
Nationality: Norwegian

Trond Ø. Westlie joined A.P. Moller - Maersk in 2010 as Group CFO and member of the Executive Board. Trond Ø. Westlie came from a position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Telenor Group. Previously, he was Group Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aker Kvaerner ASA from 2002-2004, and Executive Vice President and CFO of Aker Maritime ASA from 2000 to 2002.

Trond Ø. Westlie qualified as a State Authorised Public Auditor from Norges Handelshoyskole (the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration) and has served on numerous corporate boards.

Trond Ø. Westlie is a member of the Board of the Acergy S.A. and of the Mesta Konsern as.

CEO of APM Terminals since: July 2004
Member of the Executive Board since: January 2011
Joined A.P. Møller: 1992
Born: 1965
Nationality: Danish

Kim Fejfer has since 2004 been the CEO of APM Terminals and is a member of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group's Executive Board. Kim Fejfer is located at the company's headquarter in The Hague, Netherlands.

Kim Fejfer joined the Group in 1992 as Financial Controller and Business Advisor in Copenhagen. In 1995 he was stationed in Jakarta, Indonesia for Maersk Indonesia as General Manager, Finance, Human Resources and IT. Following a promotion, he moved to Tokyo, Japan in 1998, as Vice President for Finance, Real Estate and IT at Maersk K.K. In 2000, he continued on to Madison, New Jersey as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial officer for Maersk Inc. In 2004, Kim Fejfer was appointed CEO of APM Terminals.

A native of Denmark, Kim Fejfer graduated from the Aarhus University, Denmark with a Master's Degree in Finance and Economics. He served as an officer in the Danish Army, and has attended management programs at IMD, Switzerland, Cranfield School of Management in England and Harvard in Boston.