Ms. Mariel Dimsey is Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre responsible for its international dispute resolution services and operations from Hong Kong, Seoul, and Shanghai. She is an international commercial and investment arbitration specialist. Prior to joining the HKIAC, Ms. Mariel was a Partner at CMS and Co-Head of the global CMS International Arbitration Group. She has full professional fluency in German. She also sits regularly as arbitrator and has experience as arbitrator under the HKIAC, ICC, KCAB, and DIS Rules, and in ad hoc disputes. She is a past co-chair of the HK45 Committee, and a member of the WILHK Advisory Board. Ms. Mariel is admitted to practice law in Australia and Hong Kong.