Jack Welch
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Who is Jack Welch?
John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. is an American business executive, author and chemical engineer. He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure at GE, the company's value rose 4000%. In 2006, Welch's net worth was estimated at $720 million. When he retired from GE he took a severance payment of $417 million, the largest such payment in history.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1935
Peabody - Also known as
- jack_welch
- Parents
- Spouses
- Suzy Welch
(2004/04/04 - ) - Carolyn B. Osburn
(1959/11 - 1987) - Jane Beasley
(1989/04 - 2003)
- Suzy Welch
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- White American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Doctorate, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
- Master's Degree, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
( - 1960) - Bachelor of Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Chemical Engineering
( - 1957) - Salem High School
- Employment
- MIT Sloan School of Management
(2006/09 - ) - Chief Executive Officer, General Electric
(1981 - ) - Senior Vice President, General Electric
(1977 - ) - Vice President, General Electric
(1972 - ) - Junior Engineer, General Electric
(1960 - )
- MIT Sloan School of Management
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on July 23, 2013
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