Arsenio Dominguez

Arsenio Dominguez was elected the tenth IMO Secretary-General in July 2023 and began his initial term in December 2023.

Mr. Dominguez gained his first degree in naval architecture at Veracruzana University, Mexico. He later went on to pursue an MBA at the University of Hull, as well as an executive qualification in International Law and European Politics at Birkbeck University, both in the United Kingdom.

He has worked in his native Panama, first within the Panama Maritime Authority and subsequently as Ambassador of Panama to IMO, where he chaired at various times the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), the Technical Committee of the 29th Assembly, and the Maritime Security, Piracy and Armed Robbery Group,

In 2017 Mr. Dominguez joined the IMO, first as Chief of Staff, followed by Administrative Director – leading the Organization through the COVID-19 pandemic. Directly prior to his election in July 2023 as Secretary-General, he was the Director of the Marine Environment Division.

His initial term as IMO Secretary-General, approved at the 33rd Assembly in December 2023, will be for a period of four years from 2024 to 2027.