The patriarch of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, died in a hospital in Copenhagen yesterday, aged 99. He was the son of Arnold Peter Møller – founder of the AP Moller Maersk group.
In a statement released by the Group, his daughter, Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla, states: "On behalf of the entire family, I wish to express our deep sorrow at the loss of our father, grandfather and great grandfather, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller. My sisters and I have lost a father who never failed his family or his business.
"Møller became joint owner of the company Firmaet A.P. Møller in 1940. Since his father's death in 1965, he has been director and chairman of the most important companies in the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group. He undertook the daily management until 1993 and was chairman of A.P. Møller – Mærsk until 2003.”
At the time of his death he was Chairman of the Board of the A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation, the A.P. Møller Relief Foundation, and the Maersk Employee Foundation, all of which are significant shareholders of A.P. Møller – Mærsk.
