Lynn Brewer Statement Regarding USAToday

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October 17, 2007

On Friday, October 12, 2007, USA Today published a story casting doubt on my character and suggesting I am not who I say I am. I guess I should not be surprised by the allegations in the article as they were made by people who did not fare well in my book, Confessions of an Enron Executive: A Whistleblower’s Story. I don’t find it unusual that I am criticized by the very people who stood by and did nothing about the wrongdoing at Enron, despite growing evidence of that wrongdoing. To those criticisms and to those who put credence in those allegations, I say, “consider the source.”

All of the allegations raised in the article are false, and I have the documentation to prove it – documentation that was provided to the reporter who chose to ignore it.

I guess I also shouldn’t be surprised by the negative tone of the article from a reporter who has published a book that would be considered by many to be one that is competing with mine. Perhaps a reporter with less personal interest in my success or failure might have written a different story.

I also find it interesting that no one in the article refutes anything in my book. What they challenge is whether or not I was an executive of the company. If you look at the dictionary definition of executive – “one who holds a position of administrative or managerial responsibility in a business or other organization” – clearly, I was an executive during my tenure at Enron. I was not an officer or a vice president and have never claimed to be. Probably the clearest evidence of my position in the company comes from two calls from Ken Lay’s secretary requesting that I meet with Mr. Lay, and my subsequent meeting with him shortly before his passing.

I also find it interesting that it has taken six years for these people to come out and attack only me and not what’s in my book. I find it interesting that they have remained silent for this long and suddenly step forward to attack me on whether or not I was an executive at Enron and on very little else. I find it interesting that the comments from four of the two dozen people the author claims to have spoken with, are aimed at me and not at the issues I raised in my book. And if they claim they could no longer remain silent about what they feel is an injustice regarding me, I would challenge them to explain why they remained silent about the injustices at Enron when many of them were knowledgeable of what was going on there. It’s the same lack of integrity and ethical behavior evidenced by their comments, their timing and the article itself.

I stand by everything I have written, everything I have said, and everything that I am. I will continue to speak out, to work for a higher level of integrity and ethical behavior at all levels of business, and I will not be silent with those who cast aspersions on my character.

Lynn Brewer

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