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Why did Kenneth Lay return as Enronās chief executive officer in 2001?
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Kenneth Lay returned as Enron Corporationās chief executive officer in August 2001 following the abrupt resignation of Jeffrey Skilling, who had assumed the role only months earlier in February 2001.1