Arnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (born 13 July 1913) is a Danish shipping magnate and a billionaire.
Møller is the son of Arnold Peter Møller – founder of the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group – and an American, Chastine Estelle Roberta Mc-Kinney. He was married to his high-school sweetheart Emma Neergaard Rasmussen from 1940 until her death in 2005. They have three daughters: Leise Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (born 1941), Kirsten Mærsk Mc-Kinney Olufsen (born 1...
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Arnold Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (born 13 July 1913) is a Danish shipping magnate and a billionaire.
Møller is the son of Arnold Peter Møller – founder of the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group – and an American, Chastine Estelle Roberta Mc-Kinney. He was married to his high-school sweetheart Emma Neergaard Rasmussen from 1940 until her death in 2005. They have three daughters: Leise Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (born 1941), Kirsten Mærsk Mc-Kinney Olufsen (born 1944), and Ane Mærsk Mc-Kinney Uggla (born 1950).
Møller became a partner in the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1940. When Denmark was occupied by Germany during World War II Møller went into exile in the United States and ran the family business from New York until his return to Denmark in 1947. Møller became CEO and chairman on his father's death in 1965.
For details on his activities, see History of Maersk#1965 - 1993: Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller takes the helm.
In 1970, Møller became the first non-American member of the board of IBM, a position he...
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