John Dineen

Who is John Dineen?

John Dineen is president and chief executive officer of GE's Transportation business. Headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Transportation business employs 8,500 workers around the world and generates revenues in excess of $4 billion serving the rail, mining, marine and energy industries. Dineen joined GE in 1986 as a telecommunications engineer in Rockville, Maryland. He has held a variety of leadership positions at GE, both in the U.S. and worldwide, including general manager of the Power Equipment business in Plainville, Connecticut; general manager of the Meter business in Somersworth, New Hampshire; general manager of the Microwave and Air-conditioning businesses in Louisville, Kentucky; manager of finance for GE Asia in Hong Kong; president of GE Plastics Pacific. He has served in various assignments in Corporate Finance, and most recently he served as vice president and general manager of Plastics at GE Advanced Materials. Dineen is a graduate of the University of Vermont where he earned bachelor's degrees in biology/genetics and computer science. Dineen and his wife Gina and have two children.