Panama's Arsenio Dominguez new secretary general of the IMO

A secret ballot among 40 members yesterday resulted in Panama’s Arsenio Dominguez becoming the new secretary general of the IMO, to replace South Korea’s Kitack Lim.

The four-year role was contested by seven candidates, three of which were women, for the first time. The elected candidate has to be ratified by the full assembly in November.

Mr Dominguez has been at the IMO for six years, most recently as director, marine environment division. Prior to that he spent nearly 20 years at ...