Transocean Ltd names Nick Deeming senior vice president & general counsel

Offshore drilling contractor Transocean Ltd reported on Monday the appointment of Nick Deeming as senior vice president, general counsel and assistant corporate secretary of the company, effective 7 February 2011.
The company said Deeming succeeds Eric B. Brown, who will transition to the Houston office, primarily leading the Macondo litigation efforts.
Most recently, Deeming worked as group general counsel and company secretary of Christie's, the art business, from the period 2007 to 2011.
Previously, Deeming served as the chief legal officer of Linde Group AG, Sema Group plc and the Anglo-French IT services global business. He was the group legal director of PPP Healthcare Group plc and Target Group plc. He also worked as the head of Legal Services of Burmah Oil Exploration.
Source: Press release