Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed Richard Harris as its global chief information officer (CIO), following the departure of Paul Domnick.

Domnick has been in the role since January 2009 and will remain with the firm for a six month handover period. Prior to joining Freshfields as CIO in 2009 he was group chief technology officer and deputy head of IT for Zurich Financial Services. Previously, he was global head of data centres at Deutsche Bank’s investment arm.