Gulf Marine Services PLC announced that Hassan Heikal has agreed to step into the role of Deputy Chairman of the Group, with immediate effect. Hassan joined the Board in November 2020, as a Non-Executive Director. He has extensive experience in finance, having been co-founder and Co-CEO of EFG Hermes, a leading investment bank based in the Middle East. Jyrki Koskelo is joining the Group as an Independent Non-Executive Director, again with immediate effect. Jyrki brings extensive additional business advisory experience to the Board, having had a distinguished career in public and private finance, across multiple markets. Jyrki is currently a Board member, and chair of the Investment Committee, of Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund, based in Luxembourg. He is also a Board member of EXPO Bank, the Czech Republic, part of the Expobank Group, a member of the Supervisory Board of FIBank, Bulgaria, and Chairman of Invest Solar, an investment vehicle focused on Botswana.