Panama Canal Authority appoints new Canal Administrator

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Jorge Luis Quijano as the new Panama Canal Administrator. Quijano will succeed Alberto Alemán Zubieta, who has been at the helm of the Canal for the past 16 years and whose term will end on September 3, 2012.

"We are proud to announce the appointment of Jorge Quijano as the new Canal Administrator. The Board of Directors, as part of its legal duties and based on its autonomy, considers engineer Quijano to have the knowledge and experience needed to manage the waterway at this key moment in its history," said Rómulo Roux, Board of Directors Chairman and Minister for Canal Affairs.

Roux explained that Quijano will now begin a transition period with the guidance of Administrator Alberto Alemán Zubieta, to guarantee a smooth succession once he officially occupies the position beginning on September 4, 2012.
 
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