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Skilling, Baxter, Rice
Money and Merges
Companies
Rebecca Mark
Terms and Conversations
100
What kind of car did Ken Rice use to describe Cliff Baxter?
an Indy race car
100
What was Rich Kinder's rule for how big the "snowball" could get?
$90 million
100
After resigning as CEO, what company did Burns become the president of
Union Pacific Railroad
100
What was Mark's dream job?
clinical psychologist
100
What was the name of Skilling's "disciples"
Skillingites
200
What was Skilling's daily breakfast
Twinkies and a Diet Coke
200
How much did Enron ultimately invest in Dahbol?
$900 million
200
What was the MSEB?
The Maharashtra Energy Board, which bought into the Dahbol project and effectively saved it financially
200
What was one of Mark's favorite books and why?
The Alchemist, Paul Coelho, a fable about good things that happen if you follow your dreams, she's an optimist
200
How did Pai get away with cheating on his wife?
Rubbing gasoline on his hands
300
What kind of accounting tactic did Skilling use to post profits that were increasing every year?
Mark-to-market
300
In what year was Enron Finance merged with Enron Gas Marketing to create Enron Capital and Trade resources?
1991
300
Where did Mark and Skilling coincidentally both begin work after college?
Houston's First City National Bank
300
____ had pets and Rebecca was one of them
Ken Lay
300
What tactic did Skilling use in order to fund ECT?
securitization