Jeffrey R. Immelt
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1956 –
Who is Jeffrey R. Immelt?
Jeffrey R. Immelt is the ninth chairman of GE, a post he has held since September 7, 2001. Mr. Immelt has held several global leadership positions since coming to GE in 1982, including roles in GE's Plastics, Appliance, and Medical businesses. In 1989 he became an officer of GE and joined the GE Capital Board in 1997. A couple years later, in 2000, Mr. Immelt was appointed president and chief executive officer. Mr. Immelt has been named one of the World's Best CEOs three times by Barron's, and since he began serving as chief executive officer, GE has been named America's Most Admired Company in a poll conducted by Fortune magazine and one of The World's Most Respected Companies in polls by Barron's and the Financial Times. Mr. Immelt is also a member of The Business Council, and he is on the board of the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Mr. Immelt earned a B.A. degree in applied mathematics from Dartmouth College in 1978 and an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1982. He and his wife Andrea have one daughter.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1956
Cincinnati - Also known as
- Jeffrey Immelt
- Jeff Immelt
- Jeffrey Robert "Jeff" Immelt
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- MBA, Harvard Business School
( - 1982) - Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College
Applied mathematics
( - 1978) - Harvard University
- MBA, Harvard Business School
- Employment
- Chief Executive Officer, General Electric
(2001/09/07 - ) - President and CEO, General Electric
(2000 - 2001) - President and CEO, Medical Systems Division, General Electric
- General Electric
(1982 - )
- Chief Executive Officer, General Electric
- Lived in
- Connecticut
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on July 23, 2013
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