General Electric

Summary

General Electric is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,016 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's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• General Electric's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[7].
• General Electric's instance of is recorded as public company^[8].
• General Electric's founder is recorded as Thomas Edison^[9].
• General Electric's founder is recorded as Elihu Thomson^[10].
• General Electric's founder is recorded as Charles A. Coffin^[11].
• General Electric's founder is recorded as Edwin J. Houston^[12].
• General Electric is owned by T. Rowe Price^[13].
• General Electric is owned by The Vanguard Group^[14].
• General Electric is owned by Capital Group Companies^[15].
• General Electric is owned by Fidelity Investments^[16].
• General Electric is owned by BlackRock^[17].
• General Electric is owned by Northern Trust^[18].
• General Electric was followed by GE Aerospace^[19].
• General Electric was followed by GE HealthCare^[20].
• General Electric was followed by GE Vernova^[21].
• General Electric's headquarters location is recorded as Boston^[22].
• General Electric's chief executive officer is recorded as John L. Flannery^[23].
• General Electric's chief executive officer is recorded as Jeff Immelt^[24].
• General Electric's chief executive officer is recorded as H. Lawrence Culp Jr.^[25].
• General Electric's chief executive officer is recorded as Jack Welch^[26].
• General Electric's chief executive officer is recorded as Reginald H. Jones^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Thomas Edison^[9], Elihu Thomson^[10], Charles A. Coffin^[11], and Edwin J. Houston^[12]. April 15, 1892 marks the founding of General Electric^[28].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Industrial Average^[29], S&P 500^[30], and Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[31]. Successors include GE Aerospace^[19], GE HealthCare^[20], and GE Vernova^[21].

Leadership

Chief executives include John L. Flannery^[23], a chief executive officer^[32], b. 1962^[33], of United States^[34]; Jeff Immelt^[24], an entrepreneur^[35], b. 1956^[36], of United States^[37], awarded the Global Economy Prize^[38], specialised in applied mathematics^[39]; H. Lawrence Culp Jr.^[25], a business executive^[40], b. 1964^[41], of United States^[42]; Jack Welch^[26], a businessperson^[43], 1935–2020^[44], of United States^[45], specialised in entrepreneurship^[46]; Reginald H. Jones^[27], a chief financial officer^[47], 1917–2003^[48], of United Kingdom^[49]; and Fred J. Borch^[50], a businessperson^[51], 1910–1995^[52], of United States^[53].

Operations

General Electric's headquarters location is recorded as Boston^[22]. Subsidiaries include GE Wind Energy^[54], a business^[55], in Germany^[56], founded in 1980^[57], headquartered in Salzbergen^[58]; SABIC Innovative Plastics^[59]; GE Industrial^[60]; GE Consumer & Industrial^[61]; GE Energy^[62]; and GE Lighting^[63].

Industry

Industries include conglomerate^[64], mechanical engineering^[65], power engineering^[66], aircraft industry^[67], automotive industry^[68], and finance lease^[69].

Ownership

Owners include T. Rowe Price^[13], a business^[70], in United States^[71], founded in 1937^[72], headquartered in Baltimore^[73]; The Vanguard Group^[14], a business^[74], in United States^[75], founded in 1975^[76], headquartered in Malvern^[77]; Capital Group Companies^[15], a business^[78], in United States^[79], founded in 1931^[80], headquartered in Los Angeles^[81]; Fidelity Investments^[16], a business^[82], in United States^[83], founded in 1946^[84], headquartered in Boston^[85]; BlackRock^[17], a company^[86], in United States^[87], founded in 1988^[88], headquartered in New York City^[89]; and Northern Trust^[18], a business^[90], in United States^[91], founded in 1889^[92], headquartered in Chicago^[93]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange^[94] and Tokyo Stock Exchange^[95].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award^[3], an award^[96], in United States^[97], founded in 1944^[98].

Dissolution

General Electric was dissolved in April 2, 2024^[99].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for General Electric include 30 Rockefeller Plaza^[100], a skyscraper^[101], in United States^[102], founded in 1933^[103].

Why It Matters

General Electric ranks in the top 0.12% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,016 views/month, #35 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[104] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[105]

Entities named for it include 30 Rockefeller Plaza^[100], a skyscraper^[101], in United States^[102], founded in 1933^[103].

FAQs

What awards did General Electric receive?

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