My first clue came in the form of a New York Times post from 2006 about the 10 Enron Players and where they landed after the fall. The article described her as 'Enron's flashy ambassador abroad' dominating the world of business in 'stiletto heels and a miniskirt'. The article also said Mark was 'widely reported to have been a rival of Mr. Skilling's to be named chief executive.' And if that wasn't enough proof, there was more. The article also praised Mark for being 'listed on Fortune's annual index of the 50 most powerful women in business'. So then my second clue arose. I was able to find this particular list from 1998 and filling the number 14 spot, just as Claudia did, is Rebecca Mark. The evidence is conclusive: Mark ran the Dabhol Power Company in India and Claudia "just happened" to run the same plant. Mark resigned in August 2000 when it was the clear there was no support left for her within the company. She sold her shares for $82.5 million and was never accused of any wrongdoing when the company fell. And now- she is president of Resource Development Partners who invest in water, energy and agriculture whilst Jeff is still serving his 24 year and 4 month sentence; so by all accounts Ms Mark did get out and she got out just in time.
The hints across 'Enron' leading to this connection are not only really clever and interesting for me to uncover, but oddly rewarding. At the start of this process and the beginning of everyone's character development many of the other central characters had stimulus to work with- they could find pictures, interviews, statements and articles all assisting them build a picture of who and what they're character was and is. Claudia was the anomaly to this rule. By uncovering her all to similar doppelganger, there is a sense that I have answered a whole heap of questions and filled in a piece of the puzzle in terms of my interpretation. Of course my Claudia Roe isn't going to be the same as Rebecca, not only because it is a dramatization and therefore some creative license has been employed, but because I do not want a carbon copy, most probably because that is not all that entertaining. And yet having this glimpse into who this woman is, where she started, the parallels from her time in Enron and where she is now informs me about a core part of this women I am grappling with to bring to life.
The hints across 'Enron' leading to this connection are not only really clever and interesting for me to uncover, but oddly rewarding. At the start of this process and the beginning of everyone's character development many of the other central characters had stimulus to work with- they could find pictures, interviews, statements and articles all assisting them build a picture of who and what they're character was and is. Claudia was the anomaly to this rule. By uncovering her all to similar doppelganger, there is a sense that I have answered a whole heap of questions and filled in a piece of the puzzle in terms of my interpretation. Of course my Claudia Roe isn't going to be the same as Rebecca, not only because it is a dramatization and therefore some creative license has been employed, but because I do not want a carbon copy, most probably because that is not all that entertaining. And yet having this glimpse into who this woman is, where she started, the parallels from her time in Enron and where she is now informs me about a core part of this women I am grappling with to bring to life.
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