Clarksons has beefed up its board's bulker expertise and diversity by appointing mining expert Heike Truol.

She joins the London-listed broker with immediate effect as a non-executive director, and will serve as a member of the audit and risk, nomination and remuneration committees.

Truol has 11 years of experience at miner Anglo American, where she is executive head of commercial services, and will bring more perspective to its dry cargo operations in particular.