RE: Edith Cross

You have the latitude to put your key people under contract. Edith was very clear when I talked to her that she wanted to transition into a marketing role where she would interact directly with customers.

-----Original Message-----
From: Herndon, Rogers
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8:54 AM
To: Presto, Kevin M.
Subject: Edith Cross

Kevin -

I had a discussion with Berney last night re: Edith. I think we need to consider putting her under contract. I would really like to try to entice her to help us for 12 months and I think if she were given some economic incentive or assurance we might have a chance. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this is where she can add the most value to Enron. Ultimately, I would like to be able to promote individuals like Edith out into the EES marketing/sales staff to represent Enron on the front lines commercially.

Despite where she goes, I think a contract is probably a wise move for Enron and always makes a person feel good and keeps them motivated. Also, I think hearing some assurances from you and/or Lavo would probably be appropriate with her. She knows how Berney and I feel but there is no real guarantee in our assurances yet.

Thanks,
Rogers

Another guy we need to think about is Mark Ulrich in the URM team - this guy is outstanding and I want to shield him from other parts of ENE.