John Freeman, who most recently served as special advisor to the integration of Technip and FMC, has been appointed senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary for McDermott International Inc. (NYSE: MDR), the company said in a news release.
He succeeds Liane Hinrichs, who plans to retire from McDermott by year-end.
The change took effect Aug. 14.
With more than 30 years of legal experience in the private and public sector, Freeman was the group (corporate) general counsel for Technip before the company’s merger with FMC, the release said. He also held legal and compliance positions with Baker Hughes Inc. before joining Technip in 2009.
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