organizational announcement enron is off to a fantastic start this year as we continue strong growth in
our wholesale energy businesses and begin rapidly developing a global market
for premium broadband services . to help accomplish our goals in these
businesses , the following management appointments are effective immediately :
kevin p . hannon has been appointed chairman and ceo of enron global risk
management . in his new role , kevin will devote the vast majority of his time
and efforts to building a successful bandwidth intermediation business for
enron , in addition to providing global risk management oversight . kevin will
report to enron  , s office of the chairman and will serve on the executive
committee . because of his efforts to build bandwidth intermediation
capabilities , he also will report to the office of the chairman of enron
broadband services .
greg whalley has been named president and coo of enron north america , where
he will fully dedicate his efforts to ena  , s continued growth and success .
greg will retain responsibility for ena  , s risk management functions but will
transition his global responsibilities to kevin .
please join us in congratulating greg and kevin in their new positions .