The Board

The Board of Directors is the Fonden Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping's supreme authority, and has the overall responsibility for the Foundation's activities, and ensures that these are organized, managed and exercised properly in accordance with the provisions of the legislation and the Foundation's statues.

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The competencies of the board

The Board of Directors continuously assesses and determines which competencies it must have at its disposal to carry out the Foundation's objectives. This ensures that the Board of Directors possesses professional insight and relevant experience at both national and international level within or related to shipping, marine technology and / or low-carbon energy.

The individual member's competencies are stated in the Foundation's annual report and by clicking on the members' names at the top of this page.

Gender and born: Male – 1964

Appointed: 29th of October 2020

Re-election: 27th of April 2023

Current election period expires: April 2025

Appointed by: Founder

Special competences: International Shipping, Fund, and Business Management

Other positions: 1) Former CEO at A. P. Møller – Maersk - joining Maersk in 1983. 2) Chair of the Board of Danish Crown AmbA, Bygma Gruppen A/S, CW Obel A/S, Controlant hf, VTG GmbH, Skyborn Renewables GmbH, HES International BV. 3) Vice chair of the Board of Nokia OY, and Lundbeck Fonden. 4) Director in Mithel Invest ApS.

Independent member: Yes

Søren Skou

Chair of the Board

Gender and born: Female – 1960

Appointed: 29th of October 2020

Re-election: 27th of April 2023

Current election period expires: April 2025

Appointed by: Founder

Special competences: International and domestic executive policy making, board, environment, and climate

Other positions: 1) Former Minister of Environment to Denmark and European Commissioner for Climate Action. 2) Chair of the Board for the EU Commissions Mission Board on Adaptation to Climate Change, and OECD's Round Table for Sustainable Development. 3) Board member in Danfoss, BBVA, and Kirkbi Holding.

Independent member: Yes

Connie Hedegaard

Vice Chair of the Board

Gender and born: Male - 1962

Appointed: 29th of October 2020

Re-election: 2nd of May 2024

Current election period expires: April 2026

Appointed by: Founder

Special competences: International Shipping, Energy, Foundation and Business Management

Other positions: 1) Chair of the Board of DFDS A/S, HusCompagniet A/S, Innargi A/S and Rambøll A/S. 2) Board member in A.P. Møller Holding A/S, A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond til almene Formaal, Den A.P. Møllerske Støttefond, Det Forenede Dampskibs-Selskabs Jubilæumsfond, Noble Corporation PLC and Global Maritime Forum Fonden. 3) Managing Director in CVH Consulting ApS.

Independent member: No

Claus V. Hemmingsen

Member of the Board

Gender and born: Male - 1964

Appointed: 29th of October 2020

Re-election: 27th of April 2023

Current election period expires: April 2025

Appointed by: The International Chamber of Shipping

Special competences: International shipping, policy making

Other positions: 1) Secretary General of International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). 2) Prior positions include Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Chamber of Shipping, Chief Executive of Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) Ltd., Director of Marine Operations for the Northern Lighthouse Board. Mr. Platten is a master mariner.

Independent member: Yes

Guy Platten

Member of the Board

Gender and born: Male - 1964

Appointed: 29th of October 2020

Re-election: 2nd of May 2024

Current election period expires: April 2026

Appointed by: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

Special competences: Electro-technical sciences Marine technology Offshore technology Marine hydrodynamics Control technology Marine cybernetics
Other positions: 1) Professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Key scientist and Director of The NTNU VISTA Centre for Autonomous Robotic Operations Subsea (CAROS). Adjunct Professor at UiT the Arctic University of Norway. 2) Industrial experience from MARINTEK, ABB Group and Marine Cybernetics. 3) Co-established the Marine Cybernetics Laboratory (MC-Lab) and the Applied Underwater Robotics Laboratory (AUR-Lab) at NTNU. 4) Owner and Chairperson of MARE Invest AS. Member of Academic Committee Aker Scholarships. Shareholder and board member in Pascal Technologies AS. Co-founder, shareholder, and board member in Pascal Technologies AS and Zeabuz AS, Co-founder and shareholder in Eelume AS.

Independent member: Yes

Asgeir J. Sørensen

Member of the Board

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