General Electric

Summary

General Electric is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,984 views/month, #35 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• General Electric received the Silver Anvil Award^[3].
• General Electric received the Silver Anvil Award^[4].
• General Electric is in the country of United States^[5].
• General Electric is in the country of US^[6].
• General Electric's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• General Electric's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[8].
• General Electric's instance of is recorded as public company^[9].
• General Electric's founder is recorded as Thomas Edison^[10].
• General Electric's founder is recorded as Elihu Thomson^[11].
• General Electric's founder is recorded as Charles A. Coffin^[12].
• General Electric's founder is recorded as Edwin J. Houston^[13].
• General Electric is owned by T. Rowe Price^[14].
• General Electric is owned by The Vanguard Group^[15].
• General Electric is owned by Capital Group Companies^[16].
• General Electric is owned by Fidelity Investments^[17].
• General Electric is owned by BlackRock^[18].
• General Electric is owned by Northern Trust^[19].
• General Electric was followed by GE Aerospace^[20].
• General Electric was followed by GE HealthCare^[21].
• General Electric was followed by GE Vernova^[22].
• General Electric's headquarters location is recorded as Boston^[23].
• General Electric's chief executive officer is recorded as John L. Flannery^[24].
• General Electric's chief executive officer is recorded as Jeff Immelt^[25].
• General Electric's chief executive officer is recorded as H. Lawrence Culp Jr.^[26].
• General Electric's chief executive officer is recorded as Jack Welch^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Thomas Edison^[10], Elihu Thomson^[11], Charles A. Coffin^[12], and Edwin J. Houston^[13]. Recorded inception include April 15, 1892^[28] and 1892-04-14^[29].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Industrial Average^[30], S&P 500^[31], and Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[32]. Successors include GE Aerospace^[20], GE HealthCare^[21], and GE Vernova^[22].

Leadership

Chief executives include John L. Flannery^[24], a chief executive officer^[33], b. 1962^[34], of United States^[35]; Jeff Immelt^[25], an entrepreneur^[36], b. 1956^[37], of United States^[38], awarded the Global Economy Prize^[39], specialised in applied mathematics^[40]; H. Lawrence Culp Jr.^[26], a business executive^[41], b. 1964^[42], of United States^[43]; Jack Welch^[27], a businessperson^[44], 1935–2020^[45], of United States^[46], specialised in entrepreneurship^[47]; Reginald H. Jones^[48], a chief financial officer^[49], 1917–2003^[50], of United Kingdom^[51]; and Fred J. Borch^[52], a businessperson^[53], 1910–1995^[54], of United States^[55].

Operations

General Electric's headquarters location is recorded as Boston^[23]. Subsidiaries include GE Wind Energy^[56], a business^[57], in Germany^[58], founded in 1980^[59], headquartered in Salzbergen^[60]; SABIC Innovative Plastics^[61]; GE Industrial^[62]; GE Consumer & Industrial^[63]; GE Energy^[64]; and GE Lighting^[65].

Industry

Industries include conglomerate^[66], mechanical engineering^[67], power engineering^[68], aircraft industry^[69], automotive industry^[70], and finance lease^[71].

Ownership

Owners include T. Rowe Price^[14], a business^[72], in United States^[73], founded in 1937^[74], headquartered in Baltimore^[75]; The Vanguard Group^[15], a business^[76], in United States^[77], founded in 1975^[78], headquartered in Malvern^[79]; Capital Group Companies^[16], a business^[80], in United States^[81], founded in 1931^[82], headquartered in Los Angeles^[83]; Fidelity Investments^[17], a business^[84], in United States^[85], founded in 1946^[86], headquartered in Boston^[87]; BlackRock^[18], a company^[88], in United States^[89], founded in 1988^[90], headquartered in New York City^[91]; and Northern Trust^[19], a business^[92], in United States^[93], founded in 1889^[94], headquartered in Chicago^[95]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange^[96] and Tokyo Stock Exchange^[97].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award^[3], an award^[98], in United States^[99], founded in 1944^[100].

Dissolution

General Electric was dissolved in April 2, 2024^[101].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for General Electric include 30 Rockefeller Plaza^[102], a skyscraper^[103], in United States^[104], founded in 1933^[105].

Why It Matters

General Electric ranks in the top 0.12% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,984 views/month, #35 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[106] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[107]

Entities named for it include 30 Rockefeller Plaza^[102], a skyscraper^[103], in United States^[104], founded in 1933^[105].

FAQs

What awards did General Electric receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award^[3] and Silver Anvil Award^[4].