The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Leo Csaky as General Counsel, strengthening the Association’s legal and governance capability.
Leo will provide strategic legal, governance, and company secretarial support to IMCA – advising IMCA’s Board, secretariat, and committees on legal and contractual risk, while helping to ensure that the Association’s governance remains effective, proportionate, and aligned with best practice for a large international trade association.
He will also provide secretariat services to IMCA’s Legal, Contracts, Insurance, and Compliance Committee.
Leo is a General Counsel and senior legal executive with more than 20 years’ experience advising boards, executive teams, and international organisations on governance, legal risk, and regulatory compliance.
His career has spanned commercial businesses, investment platforms, and not-for-profit organisations, with experience across venture capital, private equity, technology, energy transition, infrastructure, and financial services.
Most recently, he served as Legal Director at the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, an international, not-for-profit alliance bringing together major energy companies to accelerate the energy transition, and at Climate Investment, a global venture and growth equity platform investing in decarbonisation technologies.
Earlier in his career, Leo spent more than five years with energy company Equinor, where he worked on corporate venture capital, international mergers and acquisitions, renewable energy, and strategic investments. Prior to this, he was General Counsel and Company Secretary at iPSL with responsibility for legal affairs, corporate governance, commercial negotiations, regulatory matters and board support.
IMCA Chief Executive Officer Iain Grainger said: “Strong and effective governance is essential to IMCA’s ability to serve its members and deliver its strategic ambitions. Leo brings extensive experience of advising boards and leadership teams in complex international organisations, together with a practical and commercially focused approach to legal and governance matters."
Commenting on his appointment, Leo Csaky said: “I am delighted to be joining IMCA at an important point in its development. The Association has a significant and expanding international role, and I look forward to working with IMCA's Board, Chief Executive, and wider team to strengthen IMCA's governance arrangements and provide practical legal support to deliver its strategic priorities.”
