Charles Maltby graduated from the University of Plymouth, UK in 1992 with a BSc in Maritime Business (International Shipping & Maritime Law). He also attended the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in 2008. He began his shipping career with Mobil Shipping in London in 1992 before joining the chartering team of BHP Transport in 1996. Following three years in Australia as senior chartering officer responsible for handysize and handymax chartering, he returned to London in 2000 to take up a senior capesize and panamax chartering position and, in 2001, moved to The Hague to establish the handysize/handymax chartering and trading desk for BHP Billiton. Mr. Maltby joined Pacific Basin in London in November 2005 to expand the handymax activities of the Group. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.

Chanakya Kocherla joined Pacific Basin in December 2000, as part of the acquisition of Jardine Ship Management by Pacific Basin. He was Managing Director of PB Maritime Services, in charge of day-to-day operations of Pacific Basin’s owned and technically managed fleet. His responsibilities included technical operations, manning and training, newbuildings and the performance and standards of the fleet in matters of health, safety and the environment. On 1 March 2010, Mr. Kocherla assumed his new position as Managing Director of PB Towage. He has 31 years of industry experience including 14 years at sea and experience with several ship types both at sea and ashore. He represents the company at the technical committees of ClassNK and the Hong Kong Shipowners Association and both the technical and the asian shipowners committees of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping.

Danish Sultan is a Master Mariner who, after a successful career and command at sea, joined PacMarine Services in 1995 (a fully owned subsidiary of Pacific Basin). Using his expertise in cargoes and vessels, in particular tanker vessels, he led the business development and expansion of PacMarine Services placing it as a leader in its field. He holds accreditation from OCIMF and CDI and is only one of 29 OCIMF auditors worldwide. Mr. Sultan was promoted to Managing Director of the PacMarine Services Group in 2004. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.