Capellas is taking over for WorldCom's CEO John Sidgmore, who had too many ties to the old regime to satisfy creditors. Capellas asserts that he can turn around WorldCom. "I took this job because I am convinced that WorldCom has the assets, the customers and the people to regain a leadership role in this industry," Capellas said. "In order to do this, we must first regain trust and win respect.". Analysts said that with Capellas at the helm, WorldCom is more likely to retain major customers. "WorldCom has enjoyed relative stability in its large enterprise customer base, despite being in bankruptcy," said Goldman Sachs analyst Frank Governali. "An executive of Capellas' caliber and reputation should please these customers and re-enforce their decisions to stay--as long as service quality doesn't erode.".

If Capellas is successful, he will secure his place as a turnaround artist, In his statement, Capellas noted that WorldCom was at the forefront of convergence between computers and the we just want the cat iphone case Internet, and will remain a leader, "I have spoken to many groups--creditors, managers and board members--and it is everyone's desire to see this company succeed, WorldCom is made up of 60,000 hard-working men and women of high integrity, dedicated to quality of service and innovation.", Pledging to make the company a "model of good corporate governance and management integrity," Michael Capellas officially takes the reins at the beleaguered telecom giant..

On Monday, Hewlett-Packard announced that its president was leaving to pursue other opportunities. Capellas had told HP's board that he was in advanced talks with WorldCom. According to sources, Capellas was itching to be a CEO again--just as he was before Compaq Computer's merger with HP. Now he gets his chance again at WorldCom, which said Capellas was the leading candidate. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.

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