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Maersk heir to take over as AP Moller CEO

15 Jun 2016 - by Staff reporter
Robert Maersk Uggla
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Robert Maersk Uggla, grandson of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, has been appointed as the CEO of AP Moller Holding, taking over from Martin Gottlob on September 1.

His mother, Ane Maersk Mc-Kinney Uggla, is chair of the foundation and the holding group. Both are on the board of AP Moller Maersk.

Uggla is presently CEO of Maersk-owned tugboat operator Svitzer.

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