Calpine's Dennis Fishback Honored as 2004 Premier 100 IT Leader by IDG's Computerworld

Calpine's Dennis Fishback Honored as 2004 Premier 100 IT Leader by IDG's
Computerworld 


SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Calpine today announced
that Dennis Fishback, senior vice president and chief information officer has
been recognized by IDG's Computerworld as one of the business world's Premier
100 IT Leaders. The award honors executives who show exemplary technology
leadership in resolving pressing business problems.  Dennis was named and
profiled in the January 5 issue of Computerworld and will be honored again at
Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference, March 7-9, 2004, at the JW
Marriott Desert Springs Resort, Palm Desert, Calif.

Fishback was selected from nearly 600 nominees, who were measured against
Computerworld's IT Leadership Index, a set of characteristics that describes
executives who guide the effective use of IT in their organizations, and
evaluated by the editors and by an external panel of past Premier 100 honorees. 
Other honorees include leading IT executives from corporations such as J.P.
Morgan Chase, Marriott International, American Express, Lockheed Martin, MetLife
and the U.S. Air Force.

"Dennis has been a great addition to the Calpine team. His solid technology
vision and business acumen have propelled Calpine into its 20th year of business
as a recognized leader in the power industry," said Ann Curtis, Calpine
executive vice president and vice-chairman.

"Our Premier 100 list honors those who've had a positive impact on their IT
groups and their companies during some of the toughest times in years," said
Maryfran Johnson, editor in chief of Computerworld. "They lead people and
projects to success. They're adept communicators who are 'bilingual' in
tech-speak and business talk. But most significantly, they're still willing to
take risks in these highly risk-averse times." Computerworld is a leading
information technology industry publication with a worldwide audience of almost
3 million readers.

Fishback joined Calpine in 2001 and oversees the development and integration of
Calpine's information technology applications and operations to ensure Calpine
remains at the forefront of technological advancement. Fishback has almost three
decades of experience in the power industry, most recently serving as the CIO at
the California Independent System Operator where he was responsible for all
information technology activities for the state's power grid. He also enjoyed a
20-year tenure with Virginia Power in fuels and information technology.

"This honor is a reflection of the hard work and dedication of the Information
Services (IS) leadership team and staff at Calpine. In 2001, as Calpine's first
CIO, I led an assessment of the company's information technology and developed a
roadmap for the future. Everyone in IS has contributed to successfully
implementing that plan. I look forward to working with the group to continue our
success and achieve our vision -- helping Calpine become the energy industry's
most innovative user of information and information technology for competitive
advantage," Fishback said.

About Calpine

Calpine Corporation is a leading North American power company dedicated to
providing electric power to wholesale and industrial customers from clean,
efficient, natural gas-fired and geothermal power facilities. The company
generates power at plants it owns or leases in 21 states in the United States,
three provinces in Canada and in the United Kingdom. Calpine is also the world's
largest producer of renewable geothermal energy, and it owns approximately 900
billion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas reserves in Canada and the
United States. The company was founded in 1984 and is publicly traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol CPN. For more information about Calpine,
visit http://www.calpine.com/. 

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