Entergy New Orleans Inc.

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.

Don Terry joined Entergy Louisiana, in February 1999, at the West Monroe Office as an Account Executive in Community Development, overseeing the Team City Program throughout Entergy's North Louisiana service area. Mr. Terry has an extensive background in Community and Economic Development, having worked in the Governor's Office of Rural Development as a field coordinator in seventeen North Louisiana parishes. Prior to his work with the state, he served as Executive Director of the St. Martin Parish Economic Development Authority, and previous to that, as the Director of the Haynesville Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Program. Mr. Terry holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Banking and Finance from Louisiana Tech University and worked in banking for twelve years before moving into community/economic development. He is also a graduate of the Community Development Institute in Conway, Arkansas.

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.

Joan Dumes joined Entergy in 1987. She has worked in various positions at Entergy New Orleans Inc., including Public Relations, Communications and within the Executive Office at the Company. In her current position, Ms. Dumes provides administrative support to the Economic Development Director and staff.

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.

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.

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.