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GENERAL ELECTRONIC COMPANY. Sabina, Isaac, Allie VESL Speaking C October 12, 2010. GE Business. A Strong Set of Global Businesses . Infrastructure, finance, and media From light bulbs to fuel cell technology to cleaner, more efficient jet engines with groundbreaking innovations.
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GENERAL ELECTRONIC COMPANY Sabina, Isaac, Allie VESL Speaking C October 12, 2010
GE Business A Strong Set of Global Businesses Infrastructure, finance, and media From light bulbs to fuel cell technology to cleaner, more efficient jet engines with groundbreaking innovations
GE’s Size The World’s Second largest Company ranked by Forbes in 2010
GE’s Size The World’s Second largest Company ranked by Forbes in 2010 Subsidiaries & Operations
GE’s Size The World’s Second largest Company ranked by Forbes in 2010
GE Headquarters Fairfield, Connecticut
GE President Jeffrey R. Immelt • Beginning his tenure in 2001 • GE into a leader in emerging markets, environmental solutions, digital connections • A new slogan “Imagination at work” in 2004 • The vision “Ecomagination” in 2005 • World’s Best CEO • President Obama’s financial advisor
GE’s History An Impressive and Rich HIstory1878-2009 The Edison Electric Light Co. in 1878 Merging the Edison Electric Light Co. and the Thomson-Houston Co. in 1892 The Electric Bond and Share Co. in 1905 Reacquired RCA in 1986 Aircraft Engines division in 1987 NBC Universal in 2004 A joint venture between GE and Comcast in 2009
GE Products Light Bold Camera
GE Products Engine • Aircraft • Vehicle • Train
GE Products Home Appliances • TV • Refrigerator • Dish washer • Gas ranges • Microwave • Washing machine • Air Conditioner Jack Welch Jack Welch
GE Products Healthcare • Molecular Imaging • Nuclear Imaging Agents • Nuclear Medicine • PET Radiopharmacy • PET-CT
GE Management GE’s Continuous Management Innovation • Globalization Service • Six Sigma • e-Business
GE Foundation GE Foundation • Developing Futures in Education • International Programs • Training • Education Initiatives • Developing Health • Disaster Relief
GE Foundation Developing Futures™ in Education • Atlanta, GA • Cincinnati, OH • Erie, PA • Jefferson County, KY • New York City, NY • Stamford, CT
GE Foundation International Programs • Training • Education Initiatives Developing Health
GE Foundation Disaster Relief • Haiti Earthquake — January 2010 • Italy Earthquake — April 2009 • Floods in the Midwestern U.S. — June 2008 • Earthquake in Sichuan, China — May 2008 • The Darfur Region of the Sudan — Late 2006 to Today • Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans — August 2005 • Tsunami in Indonesia — December 2004
Interesting Facts 5 Generations of a GE Family • The Colucciellos