ATLANTA, Georgia, July 6 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Piedmont has named Alison Smith as its new Chief Human Resources Officer. Smith has extensive experience leading all areas of HR including: talent recruitment, retention, development and succession planning; employee relations and diversity; total rewards; and HR Information Systems. Smith joined Piedmont on June 17. Smith spent more than 20 years at Publix growing within the organization from a graduate student intern and  more