organisational announcement . please see the following announcement , which just went out to enron europe niki - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - forwarded by nicole scott / lon / ect on 03 / 04 / 2000 17 : 32 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - fernley dyson & sally beck 03 / 04 / 2000 17 : 31 please respond to fernley dyson / lon / ect sent by : enron europe general announcement to : ect europe cc : subject : organisational announcement . enron europe has played a vital role over the last few years in the global expansion of enron  , s business . now we are taking a strategic role in setting the standards for global operational performance . accordingly , we will work closely with global risk management operations to assess our operational policies , procedures and internal controls . this will be a collaborative effort to establish and implement standards and measurements to be used world - wide . this strategic initiative is critical to enron  , s performance , in insuring that trading operations services are delivered consistently across all commodities and all locations . we are very pleased to announce that effective april 10 , 2000 , brent price , vice president of global risk management operations , will office at enron house , reporting to both of us . brent will have the responsibility and authority to facilitate this global initiative for enron europe . brent brings a wealth of operational and risk experience . his most recent assignment included heading gas operations for enron north america . brent will have the responsibility to assist and guide us through the process of assessment and development of global operational standards and measurements . this will include evaluating the operational processes , procedures and controls for all commodities and locations managed by enron europe . he will also advise us on any critical issues requiring immediate action to insure that we are fully aligned in the delivery of global consistency throughout all of our operations . he will work actively with the operations staff in enron europe to achieve this goal . we ask your full co - operation in supporting brent and the success of this initiative . we remain committed to our mutual efforts to develop our people , build business knowledge , leverage talent across locations and insure the integrity of our global services . fernley dyson sally beck vp , chief accounting officer vp , global risk management operations