The IMO Assembly also confirmed the appointment of Arsenio Dominguez, as new secretary-general of the organisation. Arsenio Dominguez had been elected by the IMO Council last July and his mandate will officially start on 1 January 2024 for an initial term of four years. He succeeds Kitack Lim in the role, who was IMO secretary-general for two terms. Prior to the Assembly meeting, a delegation of IAPH, including president Jens Meier, former president Santiago Garcia-Milà, managing director Patrick Verhoeven and IMO liaison and policy officer Rhona Macdonald met with the incoming secretary-general at the IMO headquarters in London for a first, informal encounter.
