MCI Separates Chairman and CEO Roles

As part of its corporate governance reforms, MCI has separated the chairman and CEO roles at the company. Michael Capellas, who has been MCI chairman and CEO since December 2002, will become MCI president and CEO. Nicholas Katzenbach, the former U.S. Attorney General, will become non-executive Chairman of the Board, effective upon MCI's emergence from Chapter 11 protection. Katzenbach has been an MCI Board member since July 2002.



MCI also announced the following organizational changes:



Wayne Huyard, president of U.S. Sales and Service
Cindy Andreotti, president of Enterprise Markets
Jonathan Crane, president of International and Wholesale Markets

As a result of these organizational changes, Rick Roscitt, president and chief operating officer, has elected to leave the company to pursue other opportunities. http://www.mci.com