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.
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 | 29. October 2020 | |
Re-election | - | |
Current election period expires | April 2023 | |
Appointed by | Founder | |
Special competences | International Shipping, Fund, and Business Management | |
Other positions |
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Independent member | Yes |
Gender and born | Female – 1960 |
Appointed | 29. October 2020 |
Re-election | - |
Current election period expires | April 2023 |
Appointed by | Founder |
Special competences | International and domestic executive policy making, board, environment, and climate |
Other positions | Former Minister of Environment to Denmark and European Commissioner for Climate Action. Chair of the Board for the EU Commissions Mission Board on Adaptation to Climate Change, Denmark's green think tank CONCITO, OECD's Round Table for Sustainable Development, and the KR Fonden. Board member in Danfoss, BBVA, and Kirkbi Holding. |
Independent member | Yes |
Gender and born | Male - 1962 |
Appointed | 29. October 2020 |
Re-election | Yes |
Current election period expires | April 2024 |
Appointed by | Founder |
Special competences | International Shipping, Energy, Foundation and Business Management |
Other positions | Chair of the Board of DFDS A/S, HusCompagniet A/S and Innargi A/S. 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, Bacher A/S, Rambøll A/S, and Global Maritime Forum Fonden. Managing Director in CVH Consulting ApS. |
Independent member | No |
Gender and born | Male - 1964 | |
Appointed | 29. October 2020 | |
Re-election | - | |
Current election period expires | April 2023 | |
Appointed by | The International Chamber of Shipping | |
Special competences | International shipping, policy making | |
Other positions |
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Independent member | Yes |
Gender and born | Male - 1964 |
Appointed | 29. October 2020 |
Re-election | Yes |
Current election period expires | April 2024 |
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 | Professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Key scientist and Director of The NTNU VISTA Centre for Autonomous Robotic Operations Subsea (CAROS). Industrial experience from MARINTEK, ABB Group and Marine Cybernetics. Co-established the Marine Cybernetics Laboratory (MC-Lab) and the Applied Underwater Robotics Laboratory (AUR-Lab) at NTNU. 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 Zeabuz AS, Ecotone AS and Eelume AS. |
Independent member | Yes |