Arthur Bijur, Mr. Freeman's longtime creative lieutenant, remains president and executive creative director.

"We're not just trying to be entertaining here," said Riley, a longtime lieutenant to Golden State Coach Don Nelson.

"The greatest surprise to Jeff was the constant, unrelenting media attention," said Barry Foote, Torborg's longtime lieutenant and dugout coach.

At year-end, he will hand off the chief executive's title to his longtime lieutenant, Charles O. Prince.

General Fahim, a longtime lieutenant to Mr. Massoud, began his first interview since he became commander by saying, "We lost one of the greatest commanders ever."

He runs the organization through his longtime lieutenant, Terry Meyocks, who is now president.

George Hincapie, Armstrong's longtime lieutenant, won the United States championship road race.

To succeed her, Mr. Makinson named two of her longtime lieutenants.

Genovese now became boss of what is known as the Genovese crime family and promoted his longtime lieutenant, Anthony Strollo, to underboss.

He then installed a team of managers headed by Morton H. Meyerson, his longtime lieutenant, whose focus on efficiency and results sometimes offended the firm's brokers.