Eivind Kolding

Eivind Kolding
Born
Eivind Drachmann Kolding

(1959-11-16) 16 November 1959 (age 64)
Denmark
NationalityDanish
OccupationLawyer
Board member ofDanske Bank (Chairman), A.P. Moller-Maersk Group

Eivind Kolding (born 16 November 1959) is a Danish businessman and entrepreneur. He is the former CEO of Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping company. He was also the chairman of the board at Danske Bank, which is the largest bank in Denmark, before briefly being appointed CEO until his firing in 2013. Kolding was appointed CEO of Maersk Line 1 July 2006, at which time he also became a partner at the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group. He is a member of the executive board of the company.[1]

In 1983, he graduated as MA, Law from University of Copenhagen. He was admitted lawyer to the bar in 1986, and joined A.P. Moller in 1989. He has held positions as managing director of Maersk Hong Kong Ltd. and as CFO in the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, from 1998 to 2006.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Profile on maersk.com". maersk.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Terms of Service Violation". investing.businessweek.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.[dead link]