Smith, Amelio's handpicked head of supply chain, and Kenneth DiPietro, the hr chief, remain.

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Senior Vice President and Chief HR Officer Jeffrey D.

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The force has an assistant chief officer responsible for finance and audit and another assistant chief officer responsible for HR matters.

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At their next meeting two weeks later, the chief executive declared, "I am not sure you are what I need in an HR leader, " and said that he preferred someone more focused on controlling staffing costs.

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