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John W. Sidgmore | |
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| Born | (1951-04-09)April 9, 1951 |
| Died | December 11, 2003(2003-12-11) (aged 52) |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Oneonta |
| Occupation | Corporate executive |
| Spouse | Randi Sidgmore |
| Children | 1 |
John W. Sidgmore (April 9, 1951 – December 11, 2003) was a corporate executive.
He became the Chief Executive Officer ofUUNET Technologies in June 1994. UUNET was purchased byMFS, later taken over byWorldCom, which eventually boughtMCI. He later became WorldCom's Chief Operations Officer. Sidgmore worked to revive WorldCom after disgraced CEOBernard Ebbers left. Sidgmore was instrumental in beginning to turn around the failed company, revealing to federal investigators an $11 billion accounting fraud, left over from Ebbers' management of the company.
John Sidgmore died suddenly on December 11, 2003, at the age of 52 fromkidney failure. He is survived by his wife Randi, and their son, Michael.[1]
A native ofSpring Valley, New York, he attended theState University of New York at Oneonta, majoring in economics.[2]
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