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To: MeDroogies who wrote (84530)	8/28/2000 2:34:03 PM
From: Far Side	Respond to of 97611

Compaq's 'Rockin' Boss' on the cover of Businessweek businessweek.com CEO Michael Capellas is the subject of a cover story in the new issue of BusinessWeek magazine. The BusinessWeek article by Steve Hamm, featuring a guitar-wielding Capellas on the cover, says "CEO Michael Capellas has his act together. Can he shake up the computer world?" The comprehensive article traces Capellas' early years and unearths the events that have motivated him throughout his career, such as a football coach that doubted his abilities. "Put on the spot, Capellas vowed to prove him wrong," the article says. "With elder brother George as his exercise mate, Capellas lifted weights like a junior Charles Atlas. One time, he pulled so hard on a thick elastic band they attached to a telephone pole in front of the house that George feared his brother would topple the post. Even though the younger Capellas was not particularly big or fast – or a natural athlete – he not only became a linebacker but as co-captain of the Warren G. Harding High School football team, he also led his buddies to the Ohio state championship and was honored as a state all-star in 1971." The article describes how that kind of motivation has propelled Capellas through a career that spanned 22 jobs at six companies before coming to Compaq. How he's dealt with the challenges that awaited him at Compaq, as well as a look at the Capellas family at home and at play, are detailed in the article.