PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 1, 2005--NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) today appointed Maureen Miskovic to the Company's Board of Directors, effective September 1.

Miskovic currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of the Eurasia Group, a research and consulting firm focusing on political-risk analysis and industry research for global markets. She oversees the firm's continued expansion and serves as chief advisor for the company's political risk services. She also acts as the principal liaison for Eurasia Group's joint venture with Deutsche Bank, which includes the DESIX, the first global political risk index on Wall Street.

"Maureen's extensive risk management background makes her a particularly welcome member as NRG continues to enhance its commercial operations capabilities," said Howard E. Cosgrove, Chairman of the NRG Board. "We look forward to the benefit of her insight and perspective as NRG continues to grow."

Miskovic joined Eurasia Group in September 2002 from Lehman Brothers, where she was Managing Director and Chief Global Risk Officer. During her six years at Lehman Brothers, she played an integral role in ensuring that the firm's control infrastructure was clearly understood by external constituents.

Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Miskovic was Treasurer at Morgan Stanley in London where she was responsible for capital planning, bank relations and cash management for the European businesses. Before Morgan Stanley, Miskovic spent eight and a half years in various equity derivatives and risk management roles at S.G. Warburg in London. Her early career was in trading commodities, precious metal and interest rate derivatives.

Miskovic holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from King's College, University of London. She is also a former Chair of the New York Board of the Caron Foundation - a leading addiction treatment institution.

NRG Energy, Inc. owns and operates a diverse portfolio of power-generating facilities, primarily in the Northeast, South Central and Western regions of the United States. Its operations include baseload, intermediate, peaking, and cogeneration facilities, thermal energy production and energy resource recovery facilities. NRG also has ownership interests in generating facilities in Australia and Germany.

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