Message-ID: <25087472.1075840253148.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 01:54:00 -0800 (PST) From: mbass@spencerstuart.com To: kenneth.lay@enron.com, mark.lay@enron.com Subject: Availability for Thursday, January 11, Board Panel Cc: rosalee.fleming@enron.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bcc: rosalee.fleming@enron.com X-From: "Bass, Mary" X-To: "'kenneth.lay@enron.com'" , "'mark.lay@enron.com'" X-cc: "'rosalee.fleming@enron.com'" X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kenneth_Lay_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Discussion threads X-Origin: LAY-K X-FileName: klay.nsf Topic: The Increasingly Critical Role of Boards in Today's Rapidly Changing World Here is the concept: Today's Board of Directors are confronted by unprecedented complex issues (globalization, optimizing board size for responsiveness, CEO disintermediation, diversity, option repricing, CEO evaluation, board member removal, increasing importance of audit committee, diverse shareholder time horizons (for whom do we manage?) These Board issues confront both large established companies as well as emerging growth companies. Spencer Stuart would like to host a provocative examination of issues common to Boards of today as a panel delves into some of the issues common to boards at both ends of the spectrum. Spencer Stuart is the market dominator in Board of Directors work. Tom Neff and Julie Daum, leaders of SpencerStuart's global board practice, will lead a lively discussion with our distinguished panel. Target CEO's and Board Members Audience: Format: Invitation Only Anticipated Audience: 25-30 Time and Place: 8 am, Omni Hotel Houston, TX We feel that it would be very powerful (and we would be most appreciative) to have Ken and Mark Lay on the panel addressing issues confronting boards of today, representing their respective backgrounds and experiences of serving on boards. I'd be happy to go over this in greater detail. Call me at (713) 225-1621. Please let me know as soon as possible if this date works with your calendar. Mary (Bass)