About Colin Goad
Lived 1914 – 1998 (aged 83). Colin Goad was a British civil servant.
Sir Colin Goad (1914–1998) was a British civil servant who served as Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, then known as the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO). He served as Secretary-General from 1968 to 1973.
Life and career Goad was born on 31 December 1914 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. In 1969, Goad gave a speech at the International Legal Conference on Marine Pollutan damage which outlined IMCO's technical mandate and legal purview to improve maritime safety and protect the marine environment.
Goad served as Secretary-General until 31 December 1973
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British civil servant
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Colin Goad was born on 21 December 1914 in Cirencester.
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Colin Goad died on 15 March 1998 in Cirencester.
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