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Jack Welch
Sign in to saveAlso known as John Francis Welch, Jr., John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr.
American executive: General Electric CEO (1935–2020)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1935
- Works
- 28
Top works
- Geḳ
- Le-hovil ule-natseaḥ
- להוביל ולנצח: התשובות לשאלות הבוערות של עולם העסקים
- Jack Welch
- Jakku Weruchi waga keiei
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Film & TV
Known for
- 30 Rock — Jack Welch2006
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Key facts
- Born
- John Francis Welch Jr. , ( 1935-11-19 ) November 19, 1935, Peabody, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Died
- March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01) (aged 84), New York City, New York, U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of Massachusetts Amherst ( BS ), University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ( MS , PhD )
- Occupations
- Business executive chemical engineer writer
- Title
- Chairman & CEO of General Electric (1981–2001)
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Carolyn B. Osburn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1959 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1987 ) Jane Beasley ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 ) Suzy Wetlaufer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jack
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Peabody
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Spouse
- Suzy Welch
- Occupation
- entrepreneur
- Educated at
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Employer
- MIT Sloan School of Management
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Field of work
- management
- Official website
- www.welchway.com
- Image
- JackWelchApril2012.jpg
- Residence
- Boston
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- date of birth
- 1935-11-19
- member of
- American Philosophical Society
- Commons category
- Jack Welch
- date of death
- 2020-03-01
- cause of death
- kidney failure
- name in native language
- John Francis Welch
- social media followers
- 1204820
- medical condition
- stuttering
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
John Francis Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American business executive. He was chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) between 1981 and 2001. During his twenty-year tenure, GE's market value grew from $14 billion to $600 billion, and he has frequently been cited as one of the greatest chief executives of the twentieth century.
Under Welch, GE acquired the RCA Corporation in 1986 and expanded aggressively into financial services through GE Capital, which came to account for 40% of the company's revenue. He also restructured GE around a philosophy that each of its business units must rank first or second in its market, shedding those that did not meet that standard. By the end of his tenure GE was the most valuable company in the world.
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