The Finnish firm is making its announcement on the same day that Stephen Elop, a former executive at Microsoft who oversaw the distribution of its famous Office suite, starts at Nokia as chiefexecutiveofficer.
Jeff Johnson, the former chief investment officerof Equity Office, started as Dividend's chiefexecutive three weeks ago, while Richard Kincaid, Equity Office's former chiefexecutive, has been Dividend's chairman since the summer.
Petraeus asked Peter Mansoor, who had participated in the Council of Colonels, to serve as his executiveofficer in Iraq, a position similar to that ofchiefof staff in a civilian office.