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Jack Welch

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jack Welch (John Francis Welch, Jr.), 1935-, American business executive, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Univ. of Massachusetts (1957); Univ. of Illinois (M.S., 1958; Ph.D., chemical engineering, 1960). He joined General Electric (GE) in 1960 and became vice president (1972) and then vice chairman (1979). In 1981 he became chairman and CEO of GE; at 45, he was the youngest person ever to have held that position. Under Welch, GE made a series of aquisitions, including RCA with its NBC television network in 1986, that resulted in its becoming the world's largest manufacturing, technology, and service company,... Read more
Welch, Jack 1935-
Jack Welch 1935- Chairman and ceo of the generalelectric...Not Stirred At forty-five, John Francis "Jack" Welch was the youngest chief executive officer...of GE," explained Janet Lowe in her book Jack Welch Speaks. The program gave the employees... Read more
Jack Welch
Jack Welch John F. "Jack" Welch Jr. (born 1935) rose from the ranks of General Electric (GE) to be...Bold, competitive, and controversial are all traits that describe Jack Welch, one of the world's most powerful business leaders. Although he is... Read more

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