Boston-based Carbonite Inc. announced this week a newly appointed interim general counsel, chief operating officer, chief product officer and chief technology officer to accelerate the data protection and cybersecurity company’s integration of recently acquired Webroot.

Scott Semel, based in Boston, will lead the company’s global legal function. He replaces Danielle Sheer, who left the company earlier this year to pursue other opportunities, according to a spokesperson for the company. Sheer had been general counsel at Carbonite since September 2009, according to her LinkedIn profile.