Shipping major A P Møller - Mærsk has announced that with effect from January 1, Vincent Clerc will take over from Søren Skou as CEO.
Skou will leave the company.
Clerc is currently CEO of Ocean & Logistics and has been with the Group for 25 years.
The Executive Board will therefore comprise CEO Clerc, CFO Patrick Jany, Henriette Hallberg Thygesen and Navneet Kapoor.
The company has not provided any further details.