Audience: subordinates of the new executive
Message: This new executive has all the right credentials—and he’s modest.
Tone: informal, light
Timing: 2 minutes

Thank you for taking time out of your schedules to show up to meet our new chief. And yes, I think, he probably knows what a rarity it is for any of you to leave your desk and responsibilities for more than a couple of minutes during the week and how eager you are to get on with your usual challenging, exciting, dynamic, and excellent work. So I’ll be brief.

To summarize his résumé: (Name) has served as a vice president in two small corporations you may have heard of—Exxon and General Motors. At GM, he was responsible for [insert details of position]. At Exxon, he tried his hand at [insert details]. Trained in his undergraduate work as an engineer, he has toyed with a few technical ideas in his spare time and holds (number) patents. Oh, and along the way, he has managed to get his doctoral thesis published in a Prentice-Hall book entitled (title). A few other editors of technical journals have asked him to share what he’s learned with the rest of the industry, so he’s published a few hundred articles.

(Name) didn’t start at the top, however. Through the ranks at GM and Exxon, he held positions as design engineer, regional and divisional sales manager, and manager of operations. As you can see, he had quite a little difficulty in holding down a job until he got to the top of these organizations.

But from my understanding now, he’s here to stay. They say that a good executive is judged by the company he keeps… solvent. (Name), we’re placing our bets that you’re going to keep us solvent. And I’m very pleased about your decision to join us here. Meet your new chief executive, (name).