IMF Secretary Jianhai Lin to retire

IMF News, February 3, 2020

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Press Release No. 20/30
Date: February 3, 2020
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced that Jianhai Lin, Secretary to the IMF and the Board of Governors, will retire at the end of July.
Mr. Lin will step back from his responsibilities at the end of April in preparation for his retirement at the end of July.

Nationality: China
Tenure at the Fund: 31 years
Appointment as Secretary to the Fund: March 2012
Prior senior positions held in the Fund: Asia Pacific, Finance, and Policy Development and Review departments.

As Secretary, Mr. Lin has primary responsibility for the Fund’s relations with its 189 member countries.
Central role in organizing the Fund’s Spring and Annual Meetings.
Credited with helping make the Meetings “the place every policy maker wants to be to discuss the critical economic and financial issues of the day.”

Kristalina Georgieva: “Jianhai has played a critical role at the IMF. In addition to being an exemplary Secretary to the Fund, he has led in many other policy and operational areas with vision, enthusiasm, and innovation. He will leave a legacy of outstanding service to our membership.”
Kristalina Georgieva as Chair of the Fund’s Executive Board: “I am always deeply impressed by his strong leadership, outstanding organizational skills, and in-depth knowledge of the IMF’s policies and operations, as well as his dedication in serving its member countries. As Chair of the Fund’s Executive Board, I can attest to the fact that the Executive Directors also hold him in the highest trust and esteem for all he has done for the institution.”

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IMF Press Release No. 20/30, February 3, 2020