Message-ID: <17739482.1075840208481.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 07:16:00 -0700 (PDT) From: jhunter@wei.org To: klay@enron.com Subject: RE: Message for Ken Lay ENRON re Sept. 20 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: "John Hunter" X-To: klay@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kenneth_Lay_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: LAY-K X-FileName: klay.nsf Dear Mr. Lay if I can be of help to Enron while still living in Mexico, I would need to know by Sept. 20 (mid next week). regards John Hunter > -----Original Message----- > From: John Hunter > Sent: August 23, 2000 3:59 PM > To: 'klay@enron.com' > Subject: Message for Ken Lay ENRON > > Dr. Mr. Lay, > > I apologize for the "cold call" by e-mail, but this appears to be the > easiest way to contact you, given communications from Mexico, where I am > currently working and living. We did meet some years ago at a conference > in Houston when I was a VP of Union Gas, Ontario, Canada, which was later > bought by Westcoast Energy and to which I migrated. > > I served as Vice President, International, of Westcoast Energy Inc. for 5 > years after Union Gas. A year ago I elected to form my own consulting > company when Westcoast constricted its international program in Asia, my > prime area of interest at that time, to fund Alliance and their Mexican > projects. I remain on very good terms with Westcoast and have since done > considerable work in Mexico for them. Our Asia work was a real success, > and we built the first Canadian power plant in China, and acquired and > expanded a $550 MM US power plant in Indonesia. Both are business and > technical successes, and both were developed and built under my > leadership. > > My current 8 month consulting assignment here in Mexico City for a large > multi-national joint venture wraps up this month, and I am now seeking > other employment. We would be happy to stay in Latin America/Caribbean, go > back on the Asia beat, or try another geographical location. My > preference is contract work, full or part time, although I would consider > full time permanent employment. I thought perhaps Enron might have > opportunities for someone with my experience and talents. > > My interests are primarily business development. Although an engineer by > training, I have been in the business and operations side for the last 20 > years. My main area has been natural resources and energy. I also enjoy > strategy work, and apparently am good at it, judging by the results from > the international plan I did as the first ever VP, International at > Westcoast Energy. > > One item of note regarding project feasibility - while I ran Westcoast > Energy's Asia business development and operations, we invested (with > partners) over $600 MM US in five years with a total staff of 5 (including > clerical), and a write-off rate of 0.14% of capital invested - possibly a > record low. I have good systems for risk review and mitigation, and to > screen projects, countries, partners, and agents. > > The contracts I have been working on in Mexico are Pemex contracts, but > are similar to the contracts used by CFE for IPPs, and drafted by the same > law firm, if Rosarito is any example. Having worked on $60 MM claims > under these contracts, I am very familiar with the problems that these > contracts have, the various possible interpretations, and the possible > "fixes". If, as I suspect, Enron are interested in more power > development in the rapidly expanding/opening Mexican IPP market, I believe > I could offer solid advice on the contracts, the players, and the risks. > > The first page of my CV is below in e-mail form. If it is of interest, > the complete CV is attached. A list of services my consulting company > provides is available upon request. We are basically a boutique business > consulting firm, consisting of former senior executives of Canadian energy > firms/governments. Some of us, myself included, offer multi-lingual > capabilities. > > I can be reached in Mexico City at phone (52) 5290-0117, fax (52) 5291 > 9627 or at the e mail in the CV at any time, or at this e-mail for the > next two months. > > I would appreciate if you could circulate this note and my CV to the > appropriate parties in Enron. > > > Sincerely, > > John Hunter, P. Eng. > > > > JOHN COLIN HUNTER > > 338 Roche Point Drive > North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7G 2M2 > > Tele: (1-604) 929-3415 > Fax: (1-604) 929-7168 > E-Mail: johnhunter@idmail.com > > > PROFILE > > A senior business executive in the energy sector, > with more than 30 years of diverse experience in Canada and overseas in > petroleum refining, the upstream oil and gas industry, natural gas utility > operations and management, and international operations and business > development in the natural gas and power infrastructure business. > Multi-lingual. > > > KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS > > * Successful consultant to international joint > ventures in facilitation, contract disputes, claims, and business > development, living and working overseas. > > * As the first Vice-President, International, of Canada's 17th largest > company, developed the international strategic plan, and then developed, > built and operated successful international energy projects. > > * Served as President and/or Director of five power generation joint > ventures. > > * As V.P. of Canada's largest integrated gas utility, developed and > implemented policy to lead the company into the de-regulated environment. > > * Restructured, re-staffed and changed the culture of an operating > department of 220, while accomplishing profitable growth and business > change. > > * Developed and innovatively financed heavy oil projects, and > completed the successful disposition of $500 MM of oil and gas assets. > > * General management skills include leadership, strategic planning, > marketing, risk assessment/mitigation, operations and project management. > > * Introduction of innovation/change in human > and technical fields. > > * Proven record of significant > industry-recognized accomplishments. > > * Proven record as a very strong negotiator > and contract expert. > > > RESUME ATTACHED > > >