Arsenio Dominguez, who took up office as Secretary-General of IMO on 1 January, has named the new IMO Senior Management Committee members.
In his new year message, Dominguez pledged to build on IMO’s successes and do more.
He said: “With me as the 10th Secretary General, I welcome you to join us in an era of progression of the Organization, one that leads by example and with higher values from inclusion, diversity, and transparency. I look forward to working with you for the years to come into a new and exciting era to make this maritime sector a much better one.”
The new leadership team comprises:
- Director of Administrative Division – Azara Prempeh
- Director of Maritime Safety Division – Hiroyuki Yamada
- Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations Division – Dorota Lost-Sieminska
- Director of Marine Environment Division – Heike Deggim
- Director of Technical Cooperation Division – Jose Matheickal
- Director of Conference Division – Xiaojie Zhang
- Chief of Staff – Damien Chevallier
Dominguez, from Panama, succeeded Kitack Lim of the Republic of Korea, who was Secretary-General of IMO from 2016-2023. Dominguez was confirmed as Secretary-General by the IMO Assembly 33rd session, which met in November-December 2023.
