Global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh has announced the appointment of Dereck Wischmeyer as Senior Advisor within its global Digital Infrastructure Industry Practice.
In this role, Wischmeyer will lead Marsh’s contract strategy across leases, customer agreements, vendor contracts, and partnerships, helping clients navigate risks associated with asset lifecycles and reinvestment timing.
He brings 12 years of specialised legal and commercial expertise in the digital infrastructure and data centre ecosystem.
Wischmeyer joins Marsh from Ark Data Centers, where he served as General Counsel, leading legal strategy and execution within the digital infrastructure sector, aligning legal operations with business objectives across construction law, real estate transactions, land use, and regulatory compliance.
Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Everstream Solutions, where he led risk management, acquisitions, integrations, and refinancing. He also held legal roles at Crown Castle and Lightower Networks.
Mike Mathews, Global Digital Infrastructure Practice Leader at Marsh, commented, “The digital infrastructure industry faces unique contractual complexities due to the differing lifecycles of assets, leases, and revenue agreements. Navigating these overlapping timelines requires specialised expertise to manage risk effectively and drive operational success. Dereck’s extensive legal background and hands-on experience in this ecosystem will be critical in helping our clients align contract strategies with these complexities, ultimately enhancing risk management and value creation across the industry.”
Wischmeyer said, “Joining Marsh represents a tremendous opportunity to leverage my experience on the client side to help companies manage the intricate risks inherent in digital infrastructure. I look forward to collaborating with Marsh’s talented teams to deliver strategic value and support our clients’ long-term success in this transformative sector.”
