Zhu to leave IMF post in July

International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Zhu Min intends to leave the IMF when his term expires in late July, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Tuesday.

Zhu was the first Chinese national serving in the post of deputy managing director. He was appointed to a five-year term in July 2011. Before that, he served as special adviser to the IMF managing director from 2010 to 2011.

"(Zhu) Min has performed a key role in the fund's management team, providing immense support to me and our management colleagues," Lagarde said in an IMF news release.