General Electric (GE) Commercial Finance has named Lorna Curry as the new general counsel for its European corporate finance division.

In her new role Curry will be responsible for 60 legal and compliance personnel and all European legal matters for a business with assets worth almost $20bn (£10.2bn).

She takes over from Kevin Dunn, who was promoted to a non-legal role as European head of leveraged finance in October, and will report to GE Commercial Finance chief executive Bob Stefanowski.