Entergy Corp.

E. Renae Conley was named president and CEO of Entergy Louisiana in 2000. Entergy Louisiana, the largest electric utility company in the state, serves over 1 million customers and is comprised of Entergy Louisiana, LLC and Entergy Gulf States, Inc. Louisiana. She is responsible for the companies' electric distribution systems, customer service, regulatory and governmental affairs, and economic development programs, as well as the companies' financial performance. Conley joined Entergy Corporation in 1999 as vice president of investor relations, where she was responsible for linking the company's strategic vision with the financial expectations of Wall Street. Her professional career includes a long list of leadership roles in the electric utility industry. She served as president of Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of Cinergy Corp. and as president and CEO of Cadence, a joint venture of Cinergy, New Century Energies and Florida Progress. At Cinergy, she was also vice president of sales, and general manager of corporate communications and investor relations. Her wide background includes work in customer service, accounting, treasury and investor relations for PSI Energy. In 2004, she was recognized for the second consecutive year as a Key Woman in Energy in the Americas, a national honor bestowed on female executives for their contributions to the industry. In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Conley was tapped by Governor Kathleen Blanco for the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation. A respected business leader and advocate for economic development, Conley serves on Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu's Cultural Economy Foundation Board. Through her work on the board of directors for the Council for a Better Louisiana, she promotes educational excellence initiatives that benefit Louisiana schoolchildren. She sits on the Board of the Baton Rouge Boy Scouts, the National Board for INROADS, and the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana. She is also a member of Governor Blanco's Advisory Commission for Coastal Restoration and Conservation. Additionally, she was elected to the Board of Directors of Choicepoint of Alpharetta, Georgia in 2006. Conley has a bachelor's of science degree in accounting and a master's in business administration degree, both from Ball State University.

Haley Fisackerly was named president and chief executive officer of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. in June 2008. With broad experience in customer service and governmental affairs, Fisackerly brings a wealth of knowledge to his latest leadership position. Serving various leadership roles at Entergy over the last 14 years, Fisackerly returned to the utility company after spending a year at Entergy Nuclear as the vice president of governmental and regulatory affairs. Prior to that, he was Entergy Mississippi’s vice president of customer operations for five years. In his previous position with Entergy Mississippi, Fisackerly created the customer operations organization by combining economic development, customer service and commercial and industrial accounts under one umbrella. The reorganization helped leverage and enhance the capabilities of each function while producing greater efficiencies and cross-discipline support and teamwork. Fisackerly also led initiatives to improve customer satisfaction and raise Entergy Mississippi’s visibility in the community, and he was a key member of the leadership team during the Hurricane Katrina restoration effort. Fisackerly grew up in Columbus, Miss., and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mississippi State University. He earned a master’s degree in public administration with an emphasis in executive, legislative and regulatory management from George Washington University. Before joining Entergy, Fisackerly’s career was centered on politics. He served for several years on the staff of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, where he managed Cochran’s Washington office. He also assisted the senator with economic development projects in Mississippi as well as legislative matters related to energy, the environment and interior appropriations. Fisackerly joined Entergy in 1995 in federal governmental affairs in Washington D.C. Later, he moved to Little Rock, Ark., where he was director of system regulatory strategy. He returned to Mississippi in June 2002. Fisackerly serves on numerous statewide and Jackson-area boards, including the Mississippi Museum of Art, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, the Dixie National Sale of Junior Champions, Momentum Mississippi, Mississippi State University Development Foundation Board of Directors and he is the past chairman of the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership.

Hugh McDonald, President & CEO, Entergy Arkansas, Inc. Hugh T. McDonald is president and chief executive officer of Entergy Arkansas, Inc. a position he has held since spring of 2000. He is responsible for Entergy Arkansas’ electric distribution system, customer service, economic development, regulatory affairs, and governmental affairs, as well as the company’s financial performance. McDonald, who lives in Little Rock, has been with Entergy since 1982, when he was hired to work at Entergy’s Waterford 3 nuclear plant in Taft, La., near New Orleans. McDonald was later promoted to serve as executive assistant to the chairman of Louisiana Power & Light/New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (the predecessors of Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans), then led Entergy Louisiana’s Total Quality initiative. During Entergy’s 1994 merger with Gulf States Utilities, McDonald was a special projects director for the functional integration of the transmission, distribution and customer service organizations. McDonald also served as a division manager for Entergy Mississippi in McComb. He was promoted to serve as director -- regulatory affairs in Texas, after which he was promoted to vice president of Entergy Retail Operations prior to coming to Arkansas to accept his current position. Hugh is a past board member of the United States Chamber of Commerce and current Board Chair of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Foundation Fund. He also serves on the Boards of the Little Rock Regional Chamber, Fifty for the Future, the Arkansas Arts Center, Sam Walton College of Business Advisory Board and the UALR College of Business Advisory Council. McDonald holds a bachelor of science degree in construction management from North Dakota State University and earned an master of business administration degree from the University of New Orleans.

Previous Positions: * President and Chief Operating Officer of Domestic Operations, Entergy Corporation (1998) * President and Chief Operating Officer of International Operations, Entergy Corporation (1998) * President, Energy Commodities Strategic Business Unit and Cinergy Capital & Trading (1996-1997) * Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cinergy Corporation (1994-1996) * Board of Directors of PSI Resources (Parent) and subsidiaries (until merger) * Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PSI Energy (1989) * Vice President, Corporate Planning, PSI Energy (1987) * Executive Director, Corporate Planning, PSI Energy (1986) * Assistant to Regional Manager, PSI Energy (1985) * Executive Director, Internal Audit, PSI Energy (1982) * Financial and Operational Audit Manager, PSI Energy (1981) * Corporate Accounting Manager, PSI Energy (1979) * Various supervisory and analytical positions, PSI Energy (1973-1979) Business Affiliations and Community Organizations: * Tidewater, Inc., Board of Directors * Edison Electric Institute, Board of Directors * Mississippi River Delta BusinessLINC (appointed in 2000 by former President Bill Clinton) * Committee for a Better New Orleans * Business Council of New Orleans * New Orleans United Way Board of Trustees (Chairman, 2001, 2002) * National D-Day Museum Foundation Board of Trustees * American Institute of Certified Public Accountants * Ball State University College of Business Advisory Board Education: * Ball State University, B.S., Accounting and Political Science, 1973 * Indiana University, M.B.A., 1987 Accomplishments: * Honorary Doctorate of Law Degree, Ball State University, 2004 * Ball State University College of Business Hall of Fame, 2002 Personal: * Married * Three daughters

President & CEO, Entergy Texas, Inc. Joe Domino is president and chief executive officer of Entergy Texas, a position he has held since 1998. He is responsible for Entergy Texas’ electric distribution system, customer service, economic development, regulatory affairs, and governmental affairs, as well as the company’s financial performance. A former Gulf States Utilities employee and Louisiana native, Domino has lived in Beaumont for 39 years. In 1970, he joined Gulf States Utilities as a planning engineer. During his tenure, he received a steady stream of promotions, including plant manager at Sabine Plant, a 2000-megawatt power generation facility in Bridge City, Texas and general manager-production, responsible for oversight of all of Gulf States Utilities’ fossil-fueled power plants. Following the merger between Entergy and Gulf States Utilities in 1994, Domino was appointed director, Southern region fossil plants. A year later, the company assigned him to a similar post over the Eastern region plants. Just prior to being named president, Domino served as director of Entergy’s distribution operations in Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Domino currently is secretary/treasurer of the Golden Triangle Business Roundtable, chairman of the Lamar University College of Engineering Advisory Council, and chairman of the Christus Health Southeast Texas Board of Directors, Oversight Committee, Nominating Committee and Executive Committee. Domino serves on many boards, including the Foundation for Southeast Texas, Boy Scouts of America Three Rivers Council, Julie Rogers Gift of Life, the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital, the Christus Health Foundation, Lamar University Foundation, the Southeast Texas Emergency Relief Fund, the Golden Triangle Minority Business Council, and the Symphony of Southeast Texas. In addition, Domino is a member of the Rotary Club of Beaumont, the Knights of Columbus Council 951, and the LSU Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Council. He has held leadership positions in numerous civic organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America and Greater Houston Partnership, the Lamar University College of Electrical Engineering, the United Way of Beaumont and North Jefferson County and the Texas A&M University Race & Ethnic Studies Institute. He was a Board Member for 1999-2005 and President for 2006 of the Texas Energy Museum, Board President of the Symphony of Southeast Texas for 2002-2003, was Chairman of the Greater Beaumont Chamber of Commerce for 2003-2005 and has been honored by the Boy Scouts of America for many years of dedicated service, including the Silver Beaver Award, the Silver Antelope Award and the Distinguished Citizen Award in 2004. Lamar University named him a Distinguished Alumnus in 2005. In 2006, the Press Club of Southeast Texas named him Newsmaker of the Year. Domino and his wife, Linda, were 2007 winners of the Jefferson Award, presented for their dedication to public service. In 2007, he was named the Neches River Festival’s Citizen of the year and in 2008, he was declared King of the Neches River Festival. Domino was honored as 2008 Executive of the Year by the Sales and Marketing Executive Club of Southeast Texas. In 2009, Domino and his wife, Linda, were recipients of the American Heart Association’s J.C. Crager Award.

Roderick “Rod” K. West was named President and CEO of Entergy New Orleans, Inc. on January 1, 2007. West was promoted to CEO after having served the previous three years as the company’s director of electric distribution operations. In that role, he managed New Orleans’ electric distribution system and led its rebuilding following the devastation of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. West joined Entergy in April 1999 as senior regulatory counsel to represent Entergy Corporation in its regulatory litigation group. In September 1999, he transitioned from legal to management to head Entergy New Orleans’ regulatory group, where he was responsible for the company’s regulatory and financial outcomes. Prior to joining Entergy, West was senior attorney (commercial litigation) in the New Orleans office of Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, L.L.P. He also spent five years with the New Orleans-based firm of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P. West is a member of the State Bar of Louisiana. West is a board member of the University of Notre Dame Board of Trustees. He is the past chairman and a current member of the Louisiana State University System Board of Supervisors. He also serves on the board of Allstate Sugar Bowl, First Bank and Trust and is a commissioner of the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad and Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. He served as an adjunct professor at Tulane University from 1993 to 2001, where he taught “Business & Legal Aspects of Sport” in the Department of Exercise & Sports Science and amateur sports law courses in the Tulane University School of Law. West graduated from Brother Martin High School in New Orleans in 1986. He received his bachelor of arts from the University of Notre Dame. A prep standout at Brother Martin High School in New Orleans, West lettered three years as outside linebacker and tight end for Lou Holtz and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, including playing on the 1988 National Championship team. He received his Juris Doctor from the Tulane University School of Law in 1993 and his Masters in Business Administration from Tulane University in 2005.

John R. McGaha, President Entergy Nuclear Planning, Development and Oversight John R. McGaha was named president of planning, development and oversight for Entergy Nuclear in February 2007. Reporting to McGaha are three vice presidents whose functional responsibilities and organizations comprise planning and innovation; business development and new plant activities; and oversight. McGaha also has organizational responsibility for ensuring that Entergy Nuclear fully realizes and leverages its fleet advantages. Previously and since 2000, McGaha had been president with responsibility for the five nuclear units at four plant sites in Entergy’s retail electric service area: two-units at Arkansas Nuclear One and single units at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, River Bend Station and Waterford 3. His responsibilities in that role included regular interfaces with executives of the Entergy subsidiary owner companies as well as with various corporate center functions. McGaha is an active participant in nuclear industry initiatives that contribute to continuous improvement and excellence. He has multiple current and past roles on executive committees, advisory councils and working groups of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations and the American Nuclear Society. McGaha has nearly 30 years of experience with Entergy’s nuclear program. He started his Entergy career in 1978 at the Waterford 3 plant in Taft, La., near New Orleans, advancing to the position of general manager of plant operations. McGaha was promoted to vice president of operations support for Entergy Nuclear South in 1991, coordinating support services for all the nuclear units at the company's nuclear headquarters in Jackson, Miss. Concurrent with Entergy’s December 1993 merger with Gulf States Utilities, McGaha was named vice president of River Bend Station in St. Francisville, La., where performance in most industry indicators was lagging. Under McGaha’s leadership, the plant was integrated into Entergy Nuclear South, and major improvement plans were developed and implemented that set the plant on an impressive improving trend. McGaha was promoted in September 1998 to executive vice president and chief operating officer of Entergy Nuclear South. Before joining Entergy, McGaha was an electrical design engineer for Brown & Root, Inc. for three years, and he served in the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine program for five years. In 1994, he retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve with the rank of captain. McGaha is a graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering, and he has completed Harvard University's Advanced Management Program. He is a registered professional engineer and received his senior reactor operator management certification at Waterford 3.

Rick Smith has a long, distinguished career in the energy industry. He joined Entergy in September 1999 as Senior Vice President, Transition Management and, in April 2007, was named to his current position of Entergy Corporationa s President and Chief Operating Officer. In this position he oversees Entergy Nuclear and Entergy Operations, which includes fossil plant operations, transmission operations, system environmental and safety, system planning, compliance and performance management. Previously, Smith was Group President of Entergya s Utility Operations. He was responsible for the regulated utility financial results, along with operation results of electric and natural gas distribution and customer service. In addition, Smith oversaw utility regulatory support and regulated retail activities. Before joining Entergy, he held several executive positions at Cinergy Corp., a multi-state electric utility company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, including President of Cinergy Resources, Inc., Cinergya s non-regulated retail supply business, and Vice President for Energy Services with responsibilities for all customer-service functions including field offices, call centers, meter reading, billing, credit, and collections. Smith has a B.S. degree in accounting from Indiana University and Purdue University of Indianapolis and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Indianapolis.

David Leonardi has been a member of Local 369 since 1987 working as an operator instructor at the Entergy training center in Chiltonville serving in the capacity of a steward, chief steward and executive board member with the P&M. David also has served as a national organizer, He is currently enrolled in the Umass labor studies and a member of several Local 369 committees program.

Leo P. Denault, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Leo Denault was named executive vice president and chief financial officer in February 2004. Denault was previously vice president of corporate development and strategic planning. He also has held the position of vice president, corporate development, since joining the company in March of 1999. Denault assumed responsibility for the areas of strategic planning, the Office of the Chief Risk Officer, and strategic pricing and transmission services in 2002. In his role as vice president of corporate development and strategic planning, Denault integrated the skill sets, resources, and processes of his organizations to analyze and execute business opportunities at both the corporate and business unit level; provided commercial and analytical resources to the rest of the organization; advised senior management on corporate strategic direction; monitored and reported Entergy’s market and credit risks; designed and maintained a validation methodology for Entergy’s forward power price Point of View; and marketed communications capacity to major communications companies utilizing the Entergy fiber optic backbone system. Prior to joining Entergy, Denault was vice president of corporate development at Cinergy Corporation in Cincinnati. He joined Cinergy as a staff accountant in 1982 and held various positions with responsibility for tax accounting, budget and financial analysis, and strategic planning. In 1991, he was named manager of corporate development at Cinergy, analyzing and recommending all mergers and acquisitions. A native of Indiana, Denault’s educational background includes a master's degree in business administration from Indiana University in 1991. He earned a bachelor of science degree with a double major in economics and accounting in 1982 from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

Curt L. Hébert, Jr., Executive Vice President, External Affairs Curt L. Hébert, Jr. joined Entergy Corporation as Executive Vice President, External Affairs on September 1, 2001 after a lengthy career in public service as an energy regulator at both the federal and state levels. His responsibilities include oversight of the company’s system and federal government relations, system regulatory affairs, external and internal communications, corporate contributions, and environmental policy. He serves as a member of the Office of Chief Executive and reports to Entergy’s Chairman & CEO, J. Wayne Leonard. Prior to joining Entergy, Hébert served four years as a presidential appointee to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He was named to a Republican seat on FERC by President William J. Clinton in 1997 and was elevated to chairman by President George W. Bush in January, 2001. He resigned from the commission August 31, 2001 to accept his Entergy position. FERC is an independent federal commission that, among its duties, regulates the sale of electric power intended for resale and transmission, the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce, the siting and construction of natural gas pipelines, and the licensing and development of private hydroelectric projects on navigable waters. During Hébert’s service as a member and later chairman, FERC was active in the restructuring of the electric utility and natural gas pipeline industries to promote competition. Before going to Washington, Hébert was chairman of the Mississippi Public Service Commission and a leader of the Mississippi Legislature. His public service began with his 1987 election to the Mississippi House of Representatives, where he served until 1992. During that time he chaired both the House Oil and Gas Committee and the House Ways and Means Severance Subcommittee. In 1992 Hébert was appointed by Governor Kirk Fordice to the Mississippi Public Service Commission. At age 29 he was the youngest public service commissioner in the nation and the youngest in Mississippi’s history. He was elected to a second term on the commission in 1995 and served as the commission’s chairman in 1994-96. Hébert is a former president of the Southeastern Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and a former member of the executive committee of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners. Hébert, a native of Pascagoula, Miss., has completed the Nuclear Reactor Technology Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, received a bachelor of science degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a juris doctorate from Mississippi College School of Law. In 2000, Hébert was named a Bonbright Honoree by the University of Georgia, College of Business. He is a member of Mississippi Bar and the Federal Energy Bar Association.

Mark T. Savoff, Executive Vice President, Operations Mark Savoff joined Entergy in December 2003 as executive vice president of Entergy operations. In his role at Entergy he is responsible for the business operations of fossil generation, transmission operations, system safety and environment, supply chain, system planning, and performance management. Savoff serves as a member of the office of the chief executive and officer of numerous Entergy subsidiaries. He is also responsible for driving three key initiatives within the company: environmental policy, generation portfolio transformation and Entergy Continuous Improvement. The portfolio transformation effort focuses on reducing production costs. This includes new solid fuel generation, potential nuclear build as well as other power plant acquisitions. ECI is focused on engaging all employees to drive productivity in their respective areas. Prior to joining Entergy, Savoff was vice president and corporate officer at GE Power Systems, Nuclear Energy, San Jose, Calif. During his tenure with GE Nuclear, Savoff led the implementation of a successful joint venture with Hitachi and Toshiba that increased fuel sales 46 percent. He drove the business to attain consistent revenues of $1 billion and increased profitability 18 percent over a three-year period by focusing on key operating metrics, customer satisfaction and quality through six sigma methodology. In 2002, GE Nuclear achieved a Power Systems’ best injury and illness rate. The company has received OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program Star certification at a number of facilities. In addition, under his leadership, the business increased its organizational diversity to 47 percent for entry-level positions and 44 percent for experienced hires. Savoff’s career at GE spanned 25 years and included many leadership positions. Prior to his promotion to vice president of nuclear energy, he was general manager of GE’s global nuclear fuel business and led the turnaround of GE’s global nuclear services business. He also served as president of Reuter-Stokes, a wholly-owned GE subsidiary that supplies environmental and gas turbine monitoring equipment, components for radiation detectors, harsh environment sensors, and sensors for monitoring nuclear power plant output. A graduate of the University of Florida, Savoff holds a bachelor of science degree in nuclear engineering. He is on the board of directors of Construction Navigator, the Electric Power Research Institute and the Southeastern Electric Exchange. He is also a member of the advisory counsel for the University of Florida School of Nuclear Engineering and the dean’s advisory board for the College of Engineering. He previously served as a member of the boards of the Nuclear Energy Institute, Reuter-Stokes and Global Nuclear Fuel. Savoff is greenbelt certified in Six Sigma.

John Herron is Entergy's Senior Vice President for Nuclear Operations handling the operational side of fleet management. He previously served as chief operating officer of Entergy Nuclear Northeast overseeing the day-to-day operations of all Entergy Nuclear merchant plants, including Pilgrim Nuclear Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the James A. FitzPatrick and Indian Point Energy Center plants in Oswego and Buchanan, New York, respectively, and the Vermont Yankee power plant in Brattleboro, Vermont. Herron joined Entergy in February 2001 as vice president, operations at Waterford 3 Nuclear Station in Killona, Louisiana. He then moved to New York as the senior vice president of Indian Point Energy Center in February 2002. Herron began his career in nuclear operations in 1979 at Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corporation. Positions there included technical services superintendent, operations manager, technical program manager, shift supervisor, and supervisory control room operator. In 1994, he moved to Brownville, Nebraska to become plant manager at Nebraska Public Power District's Cooper Nuclear Station. Herron then joined Tennessee Valley Authority as plant manager at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., from October 1996 through July 1999. From July 1999 to February 2001, Herron served as site vice president at TVA's Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant in Decatur, Alabama. Prior to his career in utilities, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1972 to 1978. He was attached to the USS Tullibee and the SIC NPTU Windsor, where he was an instructor at the Nuclear Submarine Prototype School. Herron holds a bachelor's degree in business management from Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire.

Michael D. Bakewell, Senior Vice President, Fossil Operations and Supply Chain Michael D. Bakewell was named senior vice president of fossil generation in December 2003. In that capacity, he oversees all aspects of operations for Entergy’s fleet of more than 30 natural gas, coal, oil, hydro and petroleum coke plants in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, with total generating capacity exceeding 18,000 megawatts. He is also responsible for the engineering and construction group, which provides management support for power generation projects, and fossil environmental services. In 2007, Bakewell’s responsibilities expanded to include Entergy’s supply chain function. The supply chain organization manages all materials and services for Entergy corporate, fossil, transmission, gas and distribution business units, with $1.1 billion in annual spending. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Entergy Chief Executive Office J. Wayne Leonard appointed Bakewell to lead the newly formed Business Continuity Team. This cross-functional team worked to resolve issues such as ensuring business process continuity, acquiring temporary housing, and addressing family care issues for employees impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Bakewell brings more than 30 years of operations experience to his role. Since joining Entergy in 1982, he has held positions of increasing responsibility within the company’s fossil organization. Prior to assuming the role of fossil operations vice president, Bakewell served as vice president of plant operations for five years. He also served as an assistant plant manager, director of fossil plant support, director of total quality, general manager of Ninemile Point plant in New Orleans, coordinator of plant operations’ best-in-class effort, and director of Entergy’s western region fossil plants - which included plants in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. From February to October 1998, Bakewell served as vice president of utility transition, where he worked with numerous Entergy departments to integrate the company’s transition strategy. He has also led process re-engineering projects, total quality implementation and deregulation-related efforts for the company and has extensive labor relations and change management experience. Prior to joining Entergy, Bakewell was employed by the former Gulf States Utilities. Bakewell earned a master of business administration degree from Tulane University, a bachelor of mechanical engineering degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, La., and a master’s degree in sociology from Sam Houston State University in Texas. Bakewell serves on the board of directors for the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, an international association of electric utilities and generating, transmitting and distributing companies. He is also a member of the St. Vincent dePaul Society, an international charitable society with more than 4,500 active conferences in the United States and approximately 70,000 active members. Bakewell is married and has two daughters living in Houston, one who works and attends graduate school and one who is a medical resident in psychiatry.

Ms. Nakagama is one of Proteus' co-founders and is Director and President. She is a former Senior Vice President-Finance of Entergy Corporation, a Fortune 500 energy corporation, and prior to that had an 11-year banking and finance career and ultimately headed the Energy Sector in Project Finance at BNP Paribas (the largest bank in France) for North and South America in the late 1990's. Throughout her banking and business career, she has been responsible for over $3.0+ billion in project financing, as well as developing and executing key financial and JV structures in excess of $500 million in sustained, economic value specifically to support growing companies' cash flow and valuations from inception through IPO. Independently, she has provided capital and corporate/business formation services to numerous technology companies and entrepreneurs since 1992, resulting in initial seed capital, technology transfers, venture capital and mergers. She graduated with distinction from UCLA in 1987.

Maulden is active in the creation of regional economic development initiatives such as the Metro Little Rock Alliance; a regional economic development initiative covering eleven central Arkansas counties. Mike served as inaugural chairman of the Regional Economic Development Council of the Mid-South; a tri-state economic development council formed to enhance the economic development coordination of western TN, northern MS and eastern AR. Additionally, Maulden serves as Vice Chairman of the Little Rock Port Authority and on the boards of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce; Accelerate Arkansas; the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Foundation; and the St. Vincent Foundation In 1998, Maulden was selected as one of Arkansas' rising young business leaders by Arkansas Business in its fifth annual "40 under 40" list. In 2003, he was presented the Distinguished Leadership Award by the Leadership Greater Little Rock alumni association. In 2004, Maulden served as the chairman of the 2004 Committee for Amendment 2 which allows the General Assembly to issue general obligation bonds to fund "super project" infrastructure needs. Lastly, Mike was selected as the 2004 Outstanding Economic Developer for Arkansas by the Arkansas Economic Developers association.

Ashley Peterson joined Teamwork Arkansas in June 2005 as the Community Resource Center manager. The Center is located on the 27th floor of the TCBY Tower in downtown Little Rock. The Center provides resources to communities for their economic development efforts. Peterson obtained both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. Peterson holds a B.A. in International Trade and an M.S. in Community and Economic Development. She is a member of Arkansas Economic Developers, ACCRA, and is currently seeking community developer certification through the Community Development Institute.

As the Area Development Manager in the Mississippi Delta, Lawrence serves as the conduit for Entergy's philanthropic, community grants, community development, and economic development efforts. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business Management from the University of Mississippi.

Madlyn B. Bagneris is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. She earned her B.S. degree in Secondary Education from Southern University in New Orleans and her M.S.W. in Management, Community Organization, Planning and Administration from Tulane University. Mrs. Bagneris is presently Manager, Supplier Diversity for Entergy Corporation. She is responsible for Supplier Diversity throughout Entergy's jurisdictions. Madlyn Bagneris is responsible for insuring that Entergy utilizes minority and women-owned companies as prime and second tier subcontractors. Entergy has employed Ms. Bagneris for over fourteen years.

Russell Harris joined Teamwork Arkansas in October of 2004 and currently serves as a project manager. As a project manager, Harris’s responsibilities include initiating contacts with prospective companies and assisting them in expanding or locating their operations in Arkansas and aiding in expansion efforts of business and industry currently located in Arkansas. Mr. Harris joined Teamwork Arkansas after a two year tenure as Executive Director of the Newport Economic Development Commission (NEDC) in Newport, AR. Previously, he served in several capacities with the Arkansas Department of Economic Development, most recently as a Project Manager where he worked with both new and established businesses contemplating new investments throughout the state. He is a 1994 graduate of Arkansas State University with a BA in Political Science, and a 1996 graduate of Arkansas State with a Masters in Public Administration. In addition, he is a graduate of both the Economic Development Institute in Norman, Oklahoma and the Community Development Institute in Conway, Arkansas. He has been designated as a Certified Community Developer by the Southern Economic Development Council. Mr. Harris is a member of the Corporate Real Estate Network and currently serves as a board member of the Arkansas Economic Developers.

Laurie coordinates the Team City Program in 19 communities in the western part of the Entergy Texas service area. She has specialization in the areas of fund-raising, community relations, management, marketing, analysis, strategic planning and public relations. She serves on the Board of Directors for the following organizations: The Friendship Center, Metropolitan Child Development Center, Women Owned Business Resource Center, Burleson County Industrial Foundation, Sam Houston State University Small Business Development Center, Greater Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Conroe/Lake Conroe Convention and Visitor's Bureau.

A Middletown, NY native, Andrea has been an active Rotary member since joining the Rotary Club of Warwick Valley in1988. She has served the Warwick Club as Secretary (for three terms) and as its President. It was during this term that she represented her club at the Rotary International convention in Glasgow, Scotland. Following a change of careers, Andrea joined the Rotary Club of Kingston, New York where she was a member for four years. During that time she served as President and feels her most memorable accomplishment was the establishment of a Friendship Exchange with the Rotary Club of St. David's, Cardiff, Wales. After graduating from Middletown High School, Andrea attended Orange County Community College and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts at North Dartmouth. She continued her studies and completed a Master of Arts in Art History and Museum Administration from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul. Returning to Orange County, she worked in the museum field for six years prior to turning to health care communications. Following seventeen years in the health care field, she then turned to corporate communications and now works for Entergy at Indian Point Energy Center. In addition to her activities with Rotary, Andrea shows her Australian Shepherd dogs (there are four at home now). She also enjoys photography and painting when she is not re-arranging her flower gardens at home.

As Senior Research Analyst, Anita provides research services, marketing materials, and special project assistance for Entergy and the communities it serves. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration from Millsaps in accounting and is a certified public accountant.

Barbara Merrick joined Entergy's Teamwork Arkansas in September of 1997 as an Economic Development Consultant working with communities in Southeast and Central Arkansas. Prior to joining Entergy, Barbara was Chief of the Customer Service Division for the Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology, now Department of Environmental Quality. While at the Department she also served as Chief of the Market Development Division. In each division she worked to improve the process for recruiting new industry into the state as well as assisting existing industry in expansion projects and communities with infrastructure development. Before working with the Department, Barbara was a financial consultant with firms in Ft. Worth, Texas and Little Rock, Arkansas. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, Finance and Banking, from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and a Masters in Community and Economic Development from the University of Central Arkansas. She is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma, the Community Development Institute at the University of Central Arkansas and LeadAR through the University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture. She is a Certified Community Developer through the Southern Economic Development Council and a Certified Economic Developer through the International Economic Development Council. Merrick works with 25 northern Arkansas counties including: Baxter, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Cleburne, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Marion, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, Randolph, Searcy, Sharp, St. Francis, Stone and Woodruff.

Bob Senier is the Local 369 Business Agent for Production and Maintenance, in the northern region. Bob represents members at Boston Generation, Distrigas, ElecComm, Entergy, Excelon, NStar, Maverick, Mirant, and RCN. He has been a union member for 17 years serving in the capacity of a Steward, Chief Steward, and Trustee. Before coming to Boston Edison Bob served in the United States Marine Corps. Bob started in the Overhead at Boston Edison where he worked until his election as Business Agent last fall. While in the OH Bob held the rates of Lineman Grade C, B, A, Hot Stick and Hot Stick Troubleshooter.Bob is also Melrose youth hockey coach.

Gesele Sabathia joined Entergy in 1980. As a Sr. Economic Development Executive for Entergy, New Orleans, Inc., she is responsible for business development. Sabathia has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration from Dillard University in New Orleans and is a graduate of the Community Development Institute and has also completed three years at the Economic Development Institute. Ms. Sabathia is a member of the International Economic Development Council, the Southern Economic Development Council, the Utility Economic Development Association, and the World Trade Center of New Orleans.

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Mr. Knut Gezelius is a senior lead analyst at Entergy, one of the nation's largest power companies. He focuses on strategic planning and energy management for generating assets fueled by coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear power. Immediately prior to joining Entergy, Knut worked at a Swedish-American management consulting firm headquartered in Boston , serving clients at Fortune 500 companies in a wide array of industries in primarily North America and Europe . Additionally, he has experience from the government sector by working at the Embassy of Sweden in Moscow . Knut holds BSc and MSc degrees in nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Knut completed his military service at the Swedish Defense Language Institute (Tolkskolan) with the rank of Sergeant. (He has been a member of SACC.TX since 2007. He has also had previous experience with SACC.NY.)

In addition to being a highly rated coach, Michael is an expert project manager of multi-faceted, complex initiatives with large employee populations. He has more than 20 years experience in consulting and counseling, and a track record as director of Quality, Human Resources and Marketing groups with organizations undergoing transformational change, especially mergers. This combination results in Michael's reputation for translating complex psychological concepts into useful action plans. As one example, Michael directed an initiative to create consistency of thought and action between four levels of management and supervisors with four distinct perspectives. Using an innovative combination of compensation, education and communication plans, Michael guided the four levels to alignment around the leadership group's Vision and Goals. Results included dramatically increased employee satisfaction and a forty percent reduction in turnover in two years. Since 1990, Michael has worked with leaders to enhance team effectiveness, change management and leadership development. Consistent with this, he has led courses in psychology, strategic thinking and organizational behavior, and published practical articles on team development, leadership and executive coaching.

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Pamela graduated in May 2004 with a B.S. in Political Science and in May 2007 with a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, both from Texas A&M University. She previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary for the American Nuclear Society chapter at Texas A&M. Nationally, she has served on the ANS Board of Directors and Student Sections Committee. Pamela is a licensed senior reactor operator at the Texas A&M Nuclear Science Center and will be working for Entergy as a Reactor Engineer at their Waterford-3 nuclear power plant.

Sam Richardson is a Staff Account Executive responsible for recruiting business and industry to Louisiana. He joined Entergy in 1982, working in major accounts, marketing, consumer affairs and energy auditing. He administered the Team City Community Development Program from 1998 to 1996. Richardson has a Bachelor of Science degree from Louisiana Tech University, and is a Certified Community Developer. He is a member of Corenet, Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC), Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association (LIDEA) and Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC). He is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas Community Development Institute, University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute, and Texas A & M University Basic Industrial Development Course. Richardson is currently participating in Leadership Louisiana through the Council For A Better Louisiana (CABL). He is a past board member of LIDEA and currently a Director of SEDC.

Sherry McDonnell joined Teamwork Arkansas in February 1998. As a community development consultant, she is responsible for assisting communities in an eleven county central Arkansas region to improve their ability to attract new business/industry through organization, planning and preparation for economic development at the local level. McDonnell has held several positions at Entergy prior to joining Teamwork Arkansas. She worked in employee development providing training and competency model development for Entergy's marketing and sales organizations. She also worked in Entergy's Total Quality department for six years providing facilitation, training, and strategic planning services to employees across Entergy's four-state territory and to communities in central Arkansas. McDonnell holds a BA in speech communication from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is a graduate of the Community Development Institute and is a Certified Community Developer. She is a member of the Arkansas Economic Developers and the International Economic Development Council.

Terry R. Seamons joined Entergy in 2007, bringing a wealth of experience from RHR International, a management consulting firm specializing in linking managerial effectiveness, organizational performance and business strategy. He holds a doctorate in psychology. His expertise includes individual and group assessment and development with a particular emphasis on team development. His work at RHR took him to Europe, South America and all over Asia, and he has designed and conducted cross-national team sessions in Europe and Japan. Seamons has experience working with organizations in industries including utilities, banking, insurance, retail, manufacturing, chemical, education and government. Seamons was born and raised in southern California. He taught at Northern Arizona University and Brigham Young University, served as coordinator of psychologists for Provo City Schools, and has worked in public and private clinical settings. He served on the executive committee of what was then called Public Service Indiana (now Cinergy) as Executive Director of Personnel. Seamons received his Ph.D. in school/clinical psychology from Brigham Young University. He is a member of the American Psychological Association. He served on the advisory board of Michigan Gas Utilities, has been active in adult leadership training for the Boy Scouts of America and the LDS Church, served on the Board of Advisors with the Greater Detroit Area Chamber of Commerce and has served on the Board of Directors for Autonomous Solutions Inc. He has presented dozens of professional papers at national and international conventions in the areas of human relations skill training, consulting in the international marketplace and cross-national team development.

Tim Summers timtbone58@aol.com was elected the Division III representative in November 2005. Tim has been officiating football since 2001. Tim is a supervisor for Entergy. He is married to Candy Summers and lives outside of Winnie. The Summers' have two children, a son at Hamshire-Fannett High School and an adult daughter.

Ty Daul is responsible for PPM's wind energy greenfield development and project acquisition. Ty joined PPM Energy in 2001, recently leading wind business development activities in the Western US. Ty has more than 16 years in the energy business, including seven years in engineering and marketing roles with Westinghouse Electric's power generation group, and four years with Entergy and Newport Generation, leading gas-fired generation development. Ty holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, and an M.B.A. from Texas A & M.

Master Chausse started training in 1991 in New Jersey. He earned his Midnight Blue Belt (Black Belt) in October, 1994. He became a Master (4th Dan) in Tang Soo Do in September 2004 under Master Rick Bailey. Master Chausse works as a Nuclear Engineer for Entergy and holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration.

Flave Carpenter has been a member of Entergy’s Economic Development Office in Arkansas since August of 1996. He initially served as Manager of Tradeshow Marketing until assuming his current position in Community Development in July of 1997. Carpenter holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Art from Henderson State University. In addition, he is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma and the Community Development Institute at the University of Central Arkansas. Carpenter is a Certified Community Developer and a Certified Economic Development Finance Professional. Prior to joining Entergy, Flave served as a Community Development Consultant for the Arkansas Department of Economic Development in Northeast Arkansas. Before working for the ADED, he was the Retirement/Relocation Coordinator for the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce. As a Community Developer, Carpenter is responsible for directing activities in nineteen counties of Arkansas. Those activities are intended to treat local communities as a product to be developed and marketed to potential industrial and business prospects. The counties Carpenter serves in Central and Southern Arkansas include: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Clark, Chicot, Cleveland, Columbia, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Lafayette, Montgomery, Nevada, Ouachita, Pope, Prairie, Union, and Yell. Carpenter currently serves as Chairman for the Community Development Institute Advisory Board in Conway and is a member of the Arkansas Economic Developers.

A founding partner of Nichols & Pratt in 1977, Jim Nichols is a partner of Nichols & Pratt, LLP and Nichols & Pratt Advisers, LLP. Jim has obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the the CFA Institute (formerly) the Association for Investment Management & Research (AIMR) and the Boston Security Analysts Society. Since 1986, Jim has been a director of Entergy Corporation. Jim is a past Chair and Commissioner of Trust Funds for the Town of Weston and was Chair of the Town s Finance Committee. In addition to serving as a trustee of a numberof private foundations, Jim is a Life Trustee of the Museum of Science in Boston and served the Museum as Treasurer and Chair of its Finance Committee. Jim is a member of the Investment Management Committee of the Monadnock Community Hospital. Prior to founding Nichols & Pratt, Jim provided investment advice for the Trust Department for Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, and prior to that was a lawyer in the Boston law firm of Herrick & Smith. Jim is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association. Jim grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts and attended Dartmouth College graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude in Economics. Jim graduated from Harvard Law School in 1963, where he was a member of the winning Ames Moot Court Competition team in 1963.

MAUREEN SCANNELL BATEMAN Age 65 Director Since 2000 New York, New York * General Counsel, Manhattanville College January 2008 to present * Of Counsel, Butzel Long (legal services) 2007 to present * Partner, Holland & Knight LLP (legal services), 2004-2007 * Former Special Senior Counsel, Bank of America Corporation (banking and financial services), 2003-2004 * Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel of State Street Corporation (banking administrative and financial services for institutional investors) * Former Managing Director and General Counsel of United States Trust Company of New York (banking trust and investment advisory services) * Director of Evercore Trust Company * Vice President – General of the American Irish Historical Society * Trustee of the Gregorian University Foundation * Director of Boston Bar Foundation * Member of the Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra * Fellow of the American Bar Association * Trustee-Fellow of Fordham University * Treasurer and a Director of Fordham Law Alumni Trustees

Simon D. deBree Age 69 Director Since 2001 The Netherlands * Retired Director and Chief Executive Officer of Royal DSM N.V. (chemicals, polymers, life science products) * Former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Stork N.V. * Former Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V. and Parenco B.V. * Commissioner of the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie * Former President of the Association of Petrochemicals Producers in Europe and the European Chemical Industry Council * Former Vice President of the Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe * Former Board Member of the Dutch-German Chamber of Commerce * Former Member of the Advisory Council of the Dutch and Japanese Trade Federation * Member of the Board of Siemens Nederland N.V.

Steven V. Wilkinson, 67, was elected a director of our company in April 2000. He is also a director of Entergy Corporation. Mr. Wilkinson has been retired since 1998. Prior to retirement, he was a partner of Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Wilkinson received his B.A. in economics from DePauw University and his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

W. J. "BILLY" TAUZIN Age 65 Director Since 2005 Washington, DC * President and CEO, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) (trade association) * Former United States Congressman for the State of Louisiana (1980-2005) * Director of Louisiana Health Care Group, Inc.

WILLIAM A. PERCY, II Age 69 Director Since 2000 Greenville, Mississippi * Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Greenville Compress Company (commercial warehouse and real estate) * Chairman of Enterprise Corporation of the Delta (a non-profit economic development corporation) * Former Partner of Trail Lake Enterprises (cotton farm and gin)