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1912. General Electric begins using phenolic resins to mold plastic parts [5] 1913. Charles A. Coffin becomes the first Chairman of General Electric. 1913. Edwin Rice becomes President, replacing Charles A. Coffin. 1917. General Electric acquires synchronous electric clock manufacturer Telechron. 1918.
Jack Welch. For other people named Jack Welch, see Jack Welch (disambiguation). John Francis Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American business executive, chemical engineer, and writer. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) between 1981 and 2001.
General Electric Company. General Electric Company (GE) was an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, incorporated in the state of New York and headquartered in Boston. The company had several divisions, including aerospace, energy, healthcare, and finance. [7][8][9][10] In 2020, GE ranked among the Fortune 500 as the 33rd largest ...
The General Electric Company (GEC) was a major British industrial conglomerate involved in consumer and defence electronics, communications, and engineering. It was originally founded in 1886 as G. Binswanger and Company as an electrical goods wholesaler based in London. It quickly adopted a then-unorthodox business model of supplying ...
As of February 2024, the largest ever acquisition was the 1999 takeover of Mannesmann by Vodafone Airtouch plc at $183 billion ($334.7 billion adjusted for inflation). AT&T appears in these lists the most times with five entries, for a combined transaction value of $311.4 billion. Mergers and acquisitions are notated with the year the ...
Pages in category "General Electric acquisitions". The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
GTE.com. GTE Corporation, formerly General Telephone & Electronics Corporation (1955–1982), [1] was the largest independent telephone company in the United States during the days of the Bell System. The company operated from 1926, with roots tracing further back than that, until 2000, when it was acquired by Bell Atlantic; the combined ...
GE Appliances was originally a part of General Electric, a company which began marketing a full roster of heating and cooking products in 1907. [7] In January 2004, it became part of GE Consumer & Industrial when GE Consumer Products (founded in 1905) merged with GE Industrial Systems (founded in 1930) to form GE Consumer & Industrial.