Don D. Jordan, chairman and CEO of Reliant Energy, will besucceeded by R. Steve Letbetter as CEO June 1. Jordan will remainchairman of the board until Dec. 31, 2000.

Jordan’s tenure as chief executive officer is one of the longestamong CEO’s in the energy industry. He was initially elected chiefexecutive officer of Houston Lighting & Power Company (thenReliant Energy’s principal operating unit) in 1977.

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