Maersk Picks New CFO Robert Erni With Logistics Background
A.P. Moller–Maersk has named Robert Erni as its next chief financial officer and a member of the company’s executive board, tapping a finance leader with decades of experience in the logistics sector.
Erni, 59, is joining Maersk from Germany-based Dachser GmbH & Co., where he also served as CFO. Maersk said Erni has additionally held finance roles at freight forwarders Panalpina and Kuehne + Nagel, including a long stretch with Kuehne + Nagel in senior executive finance positions in multiple international locations.
The change comes with an orderly handoff. Maersk’s current CFO, Patrick Jany, 57, will remain in the role through the year-end closing and the company’s annual report, which is scheduled for release on Feb. 5. After that, the CFO transition will take effect, ending Jany’s nearly six-year tenure in the position.
For truck drivers and fleets watching the big global carriers, the reason this matters is straightforward: Maersk isn’t only a container ship company anymore. The carrier has been pushing to grow its land-based logistics business and offer more integrated service beyond ocean shipping, and that shift puts more weight on tight financial management across warehouses, forwarding, and inland transportation networks.
Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc said the company is bringing in a CFO with “deep roots in the global logistics sector” and a track record of driving process and cost efficiency along with growth on a global scale.
Erni, a Swiss national, said he is excited to join Maersk and noted he has known the company from the customer side. Maersk also said it has announced changes to its regional leadership structure effective Jan. 1, 2026.
- Incoming CFO: Robert Erni, former CFO at Dachser; previously held finance roles at Panalpina and Kuehne + Nagel
- Outgoing CFO: Patrick Jany to depart after the annual report is released on Feb. 5
- Business context: Maersk continues expanding beyond ocean shipping into broader, integrated logistics