The exit of AP Moller-Maersk chief executive Nils Andersen in 2016 and his replacement by then-Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou marked the start of an overhaul of the Danish shipping giant. It also was the start of a series of high-profile executive moves.

Here are a few of the high-profile exits and appointments as Skou led the company to shift away from a gargantuan maritime conglomerate to a deeper focus on container shipping:

Stausholm departs

Maersk's chief financial, strategic and transformation officer, Jakob