Hikida to leave PATA

PATA announced today that it is with much regret that it has accepted the resignation of Ms. Lyn Hikida, PATA's Vice President of Operations, effective November 29, 2002.

Mr. Peter de Jong, PATA President and CEO, said: "Throughout her seven-year tenure with PATA, Lyn has distinguished herself as a consummate professional, who brought consistent high quality and sound judgement to her many assignments. While she will be greatly missed by her colleagues and our members, we wish her and her family all the very best, as they pursue new personal horizons and professional challenges."

Ms. Hikida, who joined PATA in San Francisco in 1995, moved to Bangkok in 1998 during the relocation of PATA headquarters; she is returning to California to be closer to her family.