Kitack Lim Secretary General International Maritime Organization(IMO) Mr. 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 .