HR chief is leaving Microsoft
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Ken DiPietro, the human resources chief who helped lead Microsoft through major changes in its employee compensation program, is leaving the company.
Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer informed company managers of the change in an e-mail yesterday without disclosing the reasons for DiPietro's departure. Lisa Brummel, previously a corporate vice president in Microsoft's Home and Retail Division, will replace DiPietro as vice president for human resources, Ballmer wrote.
"I appreciate the work Ken has done in creating a stellar HR team, and we have worked together well," Ballmer said in the e-mail, obtained by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "However, we've decided that it's best for Microsoft and Ken to part company at this time."