The Board of Directors of Pacific Basin Shipping Limited announced the appointment of Dr. Kirsi Kyllikki Tikka as an Independent Non-executive Director of the company with effect from 2 September 2019. Dr. Tikka, worked at American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) from September 2001 until July 2019. She started as Vice President, Engineering and subsequently held a variety of specialist and leadership roles in ABS including as VP, Global Technology, Business Development and Special Projects (2005-2011); VP and Chief Engineer, Global (2011-2012); President and Chief Operating Officer, ABS Europe Division (2012-2016); Executive Vice President, Global Marine (2016-2018); and Executive Vice President and Senior Maritime Advisor (2018-2019).