The IAEA Management Team
The IAEA Secretariat relies on the guidance and leadership of its Director General and six Deputy Directors General who head the major departments.
Director General
The incumbent IAEA Director General is Mr. Yukiya Amano of Japan. He has held this post since 1 December 2009, replacing Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei of Egypt. Before being appointed to the IAEA's top job Mr. Amano held a number of high-level policy positions, including Chairman of the IAEA Board of Governors from 2005-2006.
A diplomat and scholar, Mr. Amano is closely familiar with the work of international organizations, particularly in the fields of disarmament and non-proliferation.
Deputy Directors General
Janice Dunn Lee
Head, Department of Management
Daud Mohamad
Head, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Kwaku Aning
Head, Department of Technical Cooperaton
Herman Nackaerts
Head, Department of Safeguards
Alexander Bychkov
Head, Department of Nuclear Energy
Denis Flory
Head, Department of Nuclear Safety and Security
