IMO elects new secretary-general

The election took place at the IMO Council session held in London on 30 June and is to be formally confirmed by the IMO Assembly convening in November. Subsequently, Lim Ki-tack is expected to take up the post on 1 January 2016. He has been elected for a four-year period until 2020, with the possibility of a four-year extension.

Lim Ki-tack is president of the port authority in the second-largest Korean city of Busan. In addition, Lim Ki-tack has served as the Korean Attaché to the IMO and as a diplomat at the Korean Embassy in the United Kingdom.

Denmark’s candidate for the position, Andreas Nordseth, said, ”I would like to congratulate Mr Lim Ki-tack on the election, and I feel confident that – with his experience – he will be able to fill the post in the best possible way.

“I look forward to our future cooperation to ensure that the IMO remains the centre of international maritime regulation.”