WIPO Coordination Committee Nominates Singapore’s Daren Tang for Second Term as Director General
Geneva,
February 12, 2026
PR/2026/945
The Coordination Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has nominated Mr. Daren Tang from Singapore for a second six-year term to the post of Director General.
The WIPO General Assembly, the Paris Union Assembly and the Berne Union Assembly will meet in an extraordinary session on April 21, 2026, to confirm the Coordination Committee’s nomination.
The process of electing a Director General is governed by the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization and the procedures governing the nomination and appointment of Directors General of WIPO.
The Coordination Committee, which comprises 83 member states, met on February 12, and held one round of voting from a list of two candidates. The second candidate was Mr. Johanny Stanley Joseph from the Republic of Haiti.
Mr. Tang, whose current term ends on September 30, 2026, prevailed in the first round of voting with 81 votes; Mr. Johanny Stanley Joseph received 2 votes.
Prior to joining WIPO, Mr. Tang (CV) was the Chief Executive of the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.
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