Sidgmore has said he expects the company to emerge from Chapter 11 by mid-2003.

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At a conference in 1998, Mr Sidgmore's presentation included graphs that referred to 1, 000% annual growth.

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Board members include John Sidgmore, MCI WorldCom's vice chairman, and Dan Stanzione, the former COO of Lucent.

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The rest came from Zhone's founders and board members such as MCI Worldcom Vice Chairman John Sidgmore and Dan Stanzione, former chief operating officer of Lucent.

FORBES: Forget the Garage

The mess that John Sidgmore, WorldCom's new boss, revealed last week is being investigated by KPMG, which replaced the firm's long-standing external auditors, Andersen (yes, them), in May.

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The bad news is that Capellas' first order of business, if he is in fact Sidgmore's replacement, will be to restore the company's reputation with customers, investors and creditors.

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Mr Sidgmore will now have to rethink his tactics.

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