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Business/Financial

Harris Appoints Retired Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli To Board of Directors

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 17th, 2012

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Harris [HRS] yesterday said retired Army Gen. Peter Chiarelli has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Chiarelli, who served for almost 40 years, was Army Vice Chief of Staff from 2008 until his retirement earlier this year. During his highly decorated military career he also served as Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense; Commander of the Multi-National Corps in Iraq; Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas and in Iraq; Army Chief Operations, Training…

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