Kitack Lim

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Secretary-General
International Maritime Organization

Panelist at:

• LUNCHEON ADDRESS: THE IMPACT OF SUSTAINABILITY TO THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
  12.30-13.45

Kitack Lim was elected Secretary-General of the Organization by the 114th session of the IMO Council in June 2015 for a four-year period beginning 1 January 2016. The election was endorsed by the IMO’s Assembly at its 29th session in November 2015.

At its 31st session (November-December 2019), the Assembly approved the renewal of Mr. Kitack Lim’s appointment as Secretary-General of IMO, for a second and final term of four years (1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023).

Mr. Kitack Lim (Republic of Korea) is the eighth elected Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization.

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