Robert Maersk Uggla has been nominated as chair of the board at integrated container logistics company A.P. Moller–Maersk.

Maersk Uggla has been CEO of A.P. Moller Holding since 2016 and will replace current chair Jim Haggeman Snabe after the company’s AGM on 15 March.

Marc Engel has been proposed as vice chair. Engel is outgoing chief supply chain officer of Unilever and has served on A.P. Moller–Maersk’s board of directors since 2019.

Jim Hagemann Snabe, outgoing chair, commented: “It has been a privilege to be part of the reinvention of this unique company. The focus on the core business and the development of new capabilities within logistics, digitalisation and sustainability has been key to transforming the company.

“Robert has been involved all the way and during his time on the board has played a central role in the restructuring and transformation. The timing of a generational change is therefore well chosen. I know that Robert with dedication will build on the momentum that is now established and I look forward to contributing to the company’s continued development in the role of adviser to Robert and the rest of the board.”