Former senior American Bureau of Shipping executive join Ardmore Shipping's board.
The Irish tanker owner announced Monday that Kirsi Tikka had joined its board.
Tikka retired from the Houston-based classification society last summer, last serving as its executive vice president, senior maritime advisor.
"In addition to her considerable general experience in shipping operations and technical matters, her deep knowledge of the industry's regulatory framework and trends, including sustainability initiatives, will be of great value to Ardmore as we navigate the compliance challenges ahead," said cheif executive Anthony Gurnee.
Tikka joined ABS in 2001 after spending five years as a professor if naval architecture at the Webb Institute in New York, researching tanker structural strength and risk analysis.
At ABS, she worked in several roles, including as vice president and chief engineer, global.
"I have long admired Ardmore Shipping as a leading owner and operator in the MR product and chemical tanker sector and it is a pleasure to join its board of directors," Tikka said.
"It is no secret that the industry faces an array of operational, technological and regulatory challenges, today and in the years ahead, and I look forward to drawing on my knowledge and experience to help further strengthen Ardmore's industry-leading standards of performance."
