Neil H. Smith Named CEO of InterGen

Neil H. Smith Named CEO of InterGen

April 29, 2006

    BURLINGTON, Mass., April 29 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
InterGen today announced the appointment of Neil H. Smith
as its new Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Smith replaces
John Stokes, who has been CEO of the global power company
since August of 2005.

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    "Neil has been instrumental in InterGen's growth
from an international development company to a global
operating company," said AIG Highstar Capital II
Managing Partner Christopher Lee.  "His hands-on
management experience and leadership skills uniquely
position him to run InterGen's extensive operating platform
and manage the ambitious growth plans InterGen's new
shareholders envision."

    "Neil has proven his capability to lead this
complex and geographically diverse business and has the
full support of both owners," added Jim Leech, Senior
Vice-President, Teachers' Private Capital, Ontario
Teachers' Pension Plan.

    Mr. Smith has been with InterGen since its inception in
1995 and has held numerous positions of leadership beginning
with his first role as Vice President, Development in
InterGen's Latin America and Asia-Pacific Regions,
progressing to the position of Managing Director of
InterGen's United Kingdom business and then finally to
President and Chief Operating Officer in July of 2002.

    Prior to joining InterGen, Mr. Smith was a Development
Manager with the J. Makowski Company which was restructured
to create InterGen in 1995.  Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Political Science from Emory University
and a Master of Business Administration degree from the
Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Wood Group, a UK-based international
energy services company. 

    InterGen is a global power generation firm with 10
InterGen power plants representing an equity share of 5,500
MW of production capacity.  InterGen plants and development
projects are located in the UK, the Netherlands, Mexico,
the Philippines, China, Australia Singapore and Spain.
InterGen is jointly owned by the Ontario Teachers' Pension
Plan and AIG Highstar Capital II, L.P.  

    For more information, please contact:	

     Sarah Webster
     Tel:   [phone]

SOURCE  InterGen