Unisys Corporation announced the appointment of Claudius O. Sokenu as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. He will lead Unisys' global legal, corporate secretary and ethics and compliance functions. He will report to Unisys Chair and Chief Executive Officer Peter Altabef.

His appointment is effective May 2. Sokenu joins Unisys from Cognizant, where he served as senior vice president, global deputy general counsel and chief of staff to the general counsel. Prior to joining Cognizant, Sokenu served as deputy general counsel, global head of ethics and compliance and global head of litigation and investigations at Andeavor, a then-Fortune 100 energy company. Previously, he was a partner with three Am Law 100 law firms: Shearman & Sterling, Arnold & Porter and Mayer Brown.

Earlier in his career, Sokenu served in the Honors Program at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement, first as a staff attorney before concluding his government service as senior counsel. He is a fellow with the American College of Governance Counsel. He succeeds Gerry Kenney, 70, who is retiring from Unisys effective April 30 after nearly nine years with the company.