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Executive Summary

• The A.P. Moller – Maersk Board of Directors appoints Robert Erni as new Chief Financial Officer
• Robert Erni is a Swiss national with more than 30 years of experience in finance functions across the global logistics sector
• Current CFO, Patrick Jany, will oversee the year-end closing and the annual report, to be announced on 5 February, after which the transition takes effect

Today, Maersk has appointed Robert Erni as the company’s next Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Member of the Executive Board. He succeeds Patrick Jany, who has served the company over the past six years.

Patrick Jany says: “It has been an exciting time to be part of Maersk, and the past six years have in many ways been truly unprecedented for the company. It has been a privilege to contribute to this transformation and time has now come for me to move on. I wish Maersk and my colleagues the very best moving forward on the journey.”

Robert Erni, a Swiss national, brings more than 30 years of experience in finance functions across the global logistics sector. He spent 20 years at Kuehne+Nagel, where he held several executive finance positions and was stationed in Hong Kong, India, Argentina, the United States and Switzerland. He later served as Group CFO of Panalpina, until the company was acquired by DSV, and most recently, he was Group CFO of Dachser, one of the leading global providers of supply chain solutions.

On joining Maersk, Robert Erni comments: “I am truly excited to join Maersk, a company I have followed throughout my career and come to know from the customer side. Maersk is executing an ambitious and industry-defining strategy, and I look forward to contributing. I have always admired Maersk’s culture, which aligns closely with my own values, both professionally and personally.”

A smooth handover is ensured during Q1, with Patrick Jany overseeing the year-end closing and the annual report, to be announced on 5 February, after which the transition takes effect.

About Maersk

A.P. Moller – Maersk is an integrated logistics company working to connect and simplify its customers’ supply chains. As a global leader in logistics services, the company operates in more than 130 countries and employs around 100,000 people. Maersk is aiming to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2040 across the entire business with new technologies, new vessels, and reduced GHG emissions fuels*.

*Maersk defines “reduced GHG emissions fuels” as fuels with at least 65% reductions in GHG emissions on a lifecycle basis compared to fossil of 94 g CO2e/MJ.