Announcement: CIArb Appoints Head of Dispute Appointment Service.

Below is an announcement from CIArb on naming of its new Head of Dispute Appointment Service. 

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) is pleased to announce the appointment of Keisha Williams as Head of the Institute’s Dispute Appointment Service.

Previously, Keisha Williams acted as Deputy Registrar at the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), entrusted with administering and/or acting as appointing authority in commercial arbitrations and ADR.  

Commenting on this recent appointment, Anthony Abrahams, CIArb Director General said “We are absolutely delighted Keisha Williams is joining us. I cannot think of a better person to drive the CIArb Dispute Appointment Service forward in 2015 and look forward to her starting with us on the 1^st June 2015.”

Waj Khan, who previously led the Dispute Appointment Service departed at the end of April 2015.  He developed the service from 15 to 142 cases during 2014.