John,  I am writing to you regarding the management of the London Research group.
As you know, Dale Surbey, who was managing the London unit of the Research  Group, is moving to EBS.
Dale did a terrific job helping me to develop the pool of  talent we have currently in London.
Given that Dale is likely to be transfered to Houston,  it's time to nominate one member of the Research Group for a management position.
My recommendation is Steve Leppard.
Steve emerged not only as the most technically qualified member of the group  but also as a natural leader,  highly respected by his peers and internal customers.
Steve has a very high energy  level and is very efficient as a manager and as  coach of new talent.
His promotion is likely to cause Anjam's departure form Enron.
I value  technical skills of Anjam, but in spite of my loyalty to him, don't think he is the  same caliber as Steve.
However, I would not like to lose him and think about moving him to  Houston for 2 years.
I think that the opportunity to work in Houston, would be a  sufficient incentive to keep him in Enron.
By the way, his performance feedback has  greatly improved.
Please, let me know what you think.
Vince

London Research Group