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From:elizabeth.linnell@enron.com
To:mark.schroeder@enron.com
Subject:Re: Termination of David Merrill
Cc:steven.kean@enron.com
Bcc:steven.kean@enron.com
Date:Fri, 5 Jan 2001 07:26:00 -0800 (PST)

Mark - Does this have any budget implications? We have an automatic
allocation to EBS in the 2001 budget which I'll assume remains the same
unless you tell me otherwise.



Mark Schroeder@ECT
01/05/01 06:42 AM

To: Lilian Low/SIN/ECT@ECT, Michelle Hargrave/HOU/ECT@ECT
cc: Steven J Kean/NA/Enron@Enron, Kristina Mordaunt/Enron
Communications@Enron Communications, Elizabeth Linnell/NA/Enron@Enron, Jim
Fallon/Enron Communications@Enron Communications, Roger Estrada/Enron
Communications@Enron Communications, Anthony Duenner/Enron
Communications@Enron Communications, Jan Haizmann/LON/ECT@ECT
Subject: Termination of David Merrill

David responded to my e-mail today, asking him to call me on Monday. He
suspected bad news. I told him he was terminated. He is expecting to meet
Lilian on Monday, with her providing the paperwork. I have told him, per my
conversation with Lilian, that he should direct questions regarding COBRA,
etc., to Michelle in Houston, as Lilian eschewed familiarity with some of
these nuances of US employment law. We had a 30 minute conversation, he had
lots of question, I have taken copious notes in the event of any subsequent
legal issue arising (I do not expect any based on my conversation). He was
quite surprised/shocked. He asked about work in train. I asked him to do a
list on Monday of projects in motion, with a list of contacts, e.g., law
firms/consultants, which he will do (Lilian - not sure what usual practice
is, but David wants to leave on a positive note, so he wants to leave his
work in progress in good shape; therefore, please accommodate him so that he
may at least complete these tasks on Monday, i.e., do not show him the door
at 10 a.m., thanks). I said I would have to get out there to pick it up,
without mentioning that Kristina and I have discussed plans to meet in
Singapore very soon to resolve staffing/resourcing to support EBS Asia.
Please let me know if you need more or have any questions.

Lilian - please arrange for the Singapore switchboard, as of Tuesday a.m., to
indicate that David is no longer at Enron, and to redirect any business calls
to David, to Jan Haizmann or to me, as we will cover the regulatory
requirements until a replacement is found. Jan's number is 44-207-783-4474,
you have my number. The time zone difference is unfortunate, but this will
have to suffice for now, and in this way Jan and I can attempt to get our
hands around any issues hanging out there with regulators or consultants.
thanks mcs