Cary Capparelli

Cary Capparelli or R. Cary Capparelli of Chicago, Illinois, is the President of Omni Communique Inc., an international manangement and marketing company. He is also managing partner of Novus Ordo Holdings S.A., a vineyard entity.

He is the son of Ralph C. Capparelli, an 17 term legislator in the Illinois House of Representatives.

Capparelli played collegiate ice hockey at Northeastern Illinois University
winning two team scoring titles. He was named to the original Central States Collegiate Hockey League All Star team twice. He received his undergraduate degree from Drake University and also holds advanced degrees from Northwestern University and Northeastern Illinois University. In 2006, Capparelli enrolled in a doctoral program at Birkbeck College's School of Geography at the University of London.

An international race driver, Capparelli has started over 260 race events throughout Europe and North America mostly in the Formula 2000 and Formula 3 categories. He won 7 career races in the lower formulas. He retired as a race car driver after the 2008 Six Hours of Monte Carlo.

As head of Omni Communique, Capparelli organized the first motorsport competitions between the former Soviet Union and the United States. He has also produced various marketing and sport programs in Canada, Mexico, several European nations and throughout the United States. In 2000, he formed the United States Formula 3 Championship in association with Volkswagen of Germany.
From 2000 to 2009, Capparelli served on the Board of Directors of the Illinois International Port. He was Chairman of its Homeland Security Committee, the Legislative Committee and the Marketing Committee, and a member of its Executive Committee.

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