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Grant,
No problem. Please, give him my E-mail address or the phone number. Vince "Grant Masson" <GrantMasson@houston.rr.com< on 12/13/2000 12:02:21 AM To: <vkamins@enron.com< cc: Subject: Joao Neves Dear Vince: ? I am in a somewhat delicate position. One of the people in the group here has asked me to introduce him to you.? As an El Paso vice president, I should not have agreed to do this, and frankly, the guy should not have asked.? But he is clearly very unhappy at El Paso, so, as a human being, I felt it was appropriate. Also, because this guy would have contacted you anyway, with or without my introduction, as a professional courtesy, I would like you to benefit from my experience with this fellow. ? The guy's name is Joao Neves (Portugese).? I think he is reasonably bright and seems to have a quite deep understanding of general finance and financial mathematics. He is a manager and feels very frustrated because he had hoped to be promoted to a position of authority. Instead the group's M.D. brought in two Price-Waterhouse-Coopers consultants as V.P's to run the structuring and quant sides of the group. In this respect, I can understand his unhappiness. Unfortunately for him, however, I also think it is in his nature to whine.? I have observed him to bad mouth lots of people starting with the IT guys (ok, that's perhaps not much an indictment!) all the way to dismissing Broadie & Glasserman's or Eduardo Schwartz' works as shoddy or shallow.? He does not seem to suffer well people he considers fools.? Caveat Emptor, therefore! Having said all this, I do want to emphasize that he is a bright guy, is very pleasant with me, and, perhaps given the appropriate environment and supervision, might be quite productive.? But don't take my word for it. Talk to him, and see what you think.? Obviously, I would ask that you keep these comments in confidence. I have given you an honest assessment -- brutally so. ? 'Nuff said! I have fulfilled my moral obligations both to Joao and to you. ? Best Regards, Grant.
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