Unisys Hires Cognizant Exec as General Counsel and Secretary

Unisys Corp. has hired former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive Claudius Sokenu as its general counsel and secretary.

In his new role, effective May 2, Mr. Sokenu will lead the information-technology services provider’s legal, corporate-secretary, and ethics and compliance functions world-wide. He will report to Unisys Chief Executive Peter Altabef.

Mr. Sokenu is succeeding Gerald Kenney, who is retiring, according to the company.

At Cognizant, Mr. Sokenu worked as senior vice president, global deputy general counsel and chief of staff to the general counsel, and before that served as the global head of ethics and compliance and global head of litigation and investigations at energy company Andeavor, now part of Marathon Petroleum Corp.香蕉视频苹果下载 He also was a partner at law firms Shearman & Sterling LLP, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Mayer Brown LLP.

Last week, Unisys, of Blue Bell, Pa., announced it had hired Dun & Bradstreet Corp.香蕉视频苹果下载 executive Debra McCann as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

In February, Unisys announced revenue growth of 1.4% for 2021, along with a net loss of $448.5 million from continuing operations.

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