An e-mail announcing introducing a new manager:

a. Please welcome our new HR manager, Kristi Bostock, who comes from our Chicago office. Kristi is a 17-year management veteran with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. Please join us in warmly welcoming our new HR manager.

b. This is a message to bring you good news. You will be pleased to learn that our long wait is over. After going without an HR chief for many weeks, we are finally able to welcome our new manager, Kristi Bostock, who comes from our Chicago office.

Your Task.

Compare the above set of message openers. Circle the letter of the opener that illustrates a direct opening. Write an appropriate subject line for each opening paragraph.