Enron Corp’s top two in its ailing broadband division have left the company to pursue other opportunities — Ken Rice, 43, the Broadband Services chairman, and Kevin Hannon, 41, the president and COO. They both had been rumored to be leaving since the unit has lost money since its inception. In April, Enron eliminated 250 employees in the broadband division, and earlier this year, a major deal with Blockbuster Inc. fell through. The broadband unit is now moving into the wholesale services division. The broadband executive team loss follows the departure last month Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling (see Daily GPI, Aug. 15). Chairman Kenneth Lay resumed the CEO post following Skilling’s resignation, and announced the promotions of Greg Whalley, 39, to president and COO and Mark Frevert, 46, to vice chairman (see Daily GPI, Aug. 29). Whalley and Frevert will serve with Lay in the Office of the Chairman at Enron, which is responsible for strategic planning at the Houston-based company.

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