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2024 January 9   12:46

IMO Secretary-General announces new senior team

Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, who took up office as Secretary-General of IMO on 1 January, named the Senior Management Committee members.

The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced his leadership team, one week after taking up his new position.

Mr. Arsenio Dominguez, who took up office as the 10th elected Secretary-General of IMO on 1 January, named the Senior Management Committee members on 8 January:
 Director of Administrative Division – Ms. Azara Prempeh
 Director of Maritime Safety Division – Mr. Hiroyuki Yamada
 Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations Division – Ms. Dorota Lost-Sieminska
 Director of Marine Environment Division – Ms. Heike Deggim
 Director of Technical Cooperation Division – Mr. Jose Matheickal
 Director of Conference Division – Mr. Xiaojie Zhang
 Chief of Staff - Mr. Damien Chevallier

Mr. Dominguez, from Panama, succeeded Mr. Kitack Lim of the Republic of Korea, who was Secretary-General of IMO from 2016-2023. Mr. Dominguez was confirmed as Secretary-General by the IMO Assembly 33rd session, which met in November-December 2023.

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