Baker McKenzie has appointed Kate Stonestreet to become its new global chief operating officer, the firm announced on Monday.

Stonestreet has been global director of operations overseeing the firm's operations in Manila, Belfast, Buenos Aires and Tampa since 2017. Since joining the firm in 1995, she has had stints as regional operating officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and as COO for Hong Kong, mainland China and Vietnam.