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Former chairman and chief executive officer, TXU Corporation

Nationality: American.

Born: June 1938, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Education: Texas A&M University, BS, 1959; Southern Methodist University, JD, 1965.

Family: Son of a veterinarian (name unknown); married (wife's name unknown).

Career: Texas Utilities Company, 1960–1987, various management positions; 1987–1995, president; 1995–1997, chief executive officer and president; 1997–1999, chairman and CEO; TXU Corporation, 1999–2004, chairman and CEO; 2004–2005, chairman.

Awards: Honorary Doctorate, Baylor College of Dentistry, 1997; Distinguished Citizen Award, Longhorn Council of the Boy...