A.P. Moller-Maersk CEO Nils Andersen underwent emergency heart surgery in Switzerland over the New Year, the parent of container ship operator Maersk Line said yesterday.
Doctors expect “a full recovery,” the company said in a statement.
Andersen, 53, who was admitted to hospital on Dec. 30, will be absent from work for about a month, the company said in a statement.
Andersen “has, unwittingly, had a leak in one of his heart valves, caused by either an infection or a weakness.”
A.P. Moller-Maersk CEO Nils Andersen underwent emergency heart surgery in Switzerland over the New Year, the parent of container ship operator Maersk Line said yesterday.
Doctors expect “a full recovery,” the company said in a statement.
Andersen, 53, who was admitted to hospital on Dec. 30, will be absent from work for about a month, the company said in a statement.
Andersen “has, unwittingly, had a leak in one of his heart valves, caused by either an infection or a weakness.”
“During a vacation in Switzerland, his condition deteriorated acutely, and therefore he has undergone surgery which comprised replacement of a cardiac valve. The operation went well. Nils Andersen is expected to be absent for about one month, and the doctors are expecting a full recovery.”
Maersk’s executive board will run the Danish company during Andersen’s absence.
“I am very sorry that Nils S. Andersen is going through this course of illness, but I am pleased that he quickly received the right, skilled treatment which coupled with the fact that he is in good shape means that we can soon welcome him back,” says the chairman of the board of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, Michael Pram Rasmussen.
“The Executive Board will continue to run the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, however, during Nils S. Andersen’s absence the individual board members will be in close contact with me,” says Michael Pram Rasmussen.
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