The Board
The Board of Directors is deemed as the Fonden Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping's beneficial owners, 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 levels 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 below.
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 | CEO at A.P. Moller – Maersk. Joined Maersk in 1983. Member of Executive Board in Maersk Line since 2007. |
Independent member | No |
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. Chair of the Board for Denmark’s green think tank CONCITO. Chair of OECD’s Round Table for Sustainable Development. Chair of the Board for Aarhus University. Member of Board of the Sustainability Council of Volkswagen. Member of Board of Danfoss. Member of Board of BBVA. |
Independent member | Yes |
Gender and born | Male - 1962 |
Appointed | 29. October 2020 |
Re-election | - |
Current election period expires | April 2022 |
Appointed by | Founder |
Special competences | International shipping, energy, Fund, and Business management |
Other positions | Chair of The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S, 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, Bacher A/S and Global Maritime Forum Fonden. 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 | Secretary General of International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). 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 |
Gender and born | Male - 1964 |
Appointed | 29. October 2020 |
Re-election | - |
Current election period expires | April 2022 |
Appointed by | Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondhjem, 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 Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (NTNU AMOS). Industrial experience from MARINTEK, ABB Group and Marine Cybernetics. Co-founded several companies and co-established the Marine Cybernetics Laboratory (MC-Lab) and the Applied Underwater Robotics Laboratory (AUR-Lab) at NTNU. |
Independent member | Yes |