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Do you have a history with Hughes?
-----Original Message----- From: =09Hughes, James A. =20 Sent:=09Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:33 AM To:=09Hayslett, Rod Subject:=09RE: Organization Rod: I think it may eventually be appropriate, but I would prefer not to do it r= ight away. My team has had a bad experience with Global Finance over the y= ears. They have always had an arrogant attitude and often did deals involv= ing our assets without consulting or even involving the commercial team res= ponsible for the asset. Kevin is going to need to overcome this and demons= trate that he is coming in to behave differently. It is very important to = me to have a centralized analytical team so that I know there is consistenc= y, independence and thoroughness in the analytics related to the EGAS busin= esses. I have learned the hard way that analytical groups under the contro= l of a commercial team sometimes produce lower quality results. I also like= to have a single point of contact for other parts of the Enron organizatio= n that want or need models, valuations and analytics. Again, historically = I have seen disastrous results when there are multiple sources of informati= on relating to any given project. I do think it makes sense to describe Louie Fischer's relationship to Kevin= as a dotted line and then we can reevaluate over time. I would also sugge= st that prior to or immediately following an announcement you have Kevin go= meet with each manager of a significant business (namely Pete and Mariella= ) to introduce himself and describe how he is going to fit into the organiz= ation. I also think he needs to make that introduction interactive and do = some listening not just talking. He will ultimately find them more coopera= tive and trusting if he makes an effort to assure them that he is part of t= he team and not just a finance guy trying to get his name on a deal and ear= n a big bonus. Jim -----Original Message----- From: =09Hayslett, Rod =20 Sent:=09Tuesday, October 30, 2001 10:52 AM To:=09Hughes, James A. Subject:=09Organization I am getting ready to announce that I am bringing Kevin Howard into EGS as = Vice President of Finance and Transaction Support. Thinking about the cu= rrent organization, do think it appropriate to consider putting Ms Fischer = in his organization? The kind of things she is doing for you currently ar= e similar to the kind of things we are going to have Kevin working with Cor= p on. I will be putting into his organization the economic analytic talen= ts and special projects people from the pipeline group as well as some othe= rs. We will not be charging out these costs into the specific commercial= units, but instead expect them to generate the ideas and value to pay for = themselves. His group will be providing services to all, but I am willin= g to carve out some priorities. Rod Hayslett EB4054 713-853-6178
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