Statement by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on the Intention to Appoint Thomas D. Cairns as the Department’s Chief Human Capital Officer

Release Date: May 8, 2008

For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
Contact: 202-282-8010

President Bush has announced his intention to appoint Thomas D. Cairns as the Chief Human Capital Officer for the Department of Homeland Security. Tom comes to the department from the private sector with more than 30 years of human resource management experience.

Tom has a long history as a senior human resource executive with demonstrated success leading human resource organizations and supporting senior business executives in a high-performance culture. Most recently, Tom was a senior vice president with NBC Universal and responsible for all human resource and labor relations practices, policies and programs within their Media Works – Media Technology and Operations.

I look forward to working with Tom as we aggressively build a world-class organization, and as we continue to hire and retain a talented and diverse workforce. Tom will soon experience first-hand the remarkable dedication, great professionalism and outstanding performance that our employees bring each day to securing the homeland.

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