Featurespace, a U.K.-based company that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect financial crimes, has hired former IBM Corp. contract negotiator Don Riddick to lead the firm’s global legal department.  

“It’s my mission to make sure that we make well-informed decisions in order to meet those expectations and commitments to be partners with our customers for a very long time,” Riddick said in a statement Thursday, when Featurespace announced his appointment.