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General Electric Co.

Headquarters : 3135 Easton Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06431 United States of America United States of America web www.ge.com tel. 203-373-2211 stock : GE analytics

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BetzDearborn
Edwards Systems, Edwards Systems Technology
GE Appliances, GE Aviation, GE bulbs, GE Credit cards, GE Equity loans, GE Insurance, GE Money Bank, GE Monogram, GE Mutual Funds, GE Performance, GE Profile, GE Silicones, GE Wind, GE Wiring, GELcore (51%), General Electric
Hotpoint
IDX Systems, Interlogix, InVision Technologies, Ion Track
Jenbacher
Kretztechnik
LNP
RCA
SBS Technologies, ScanWind, Smiths Aerospace, Sopha Medical Vision International
Visiowave
Walter Engines
Zenon
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Labor 1 Jobs -15% /1998 Pollution 2 Fraud 7 Offshore 7 Sales 163 Bn $.€ /year Profit 128 Bn $.€ /1998 Wage 4908 *min. Influence 11 Infocom 1
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year
business
source
2008General Electric is the world's third-largest group by market value.Bloomberg
2006The world's fourth-largest manufacturer of windmills.Les Echos
2006The world's largest jet-engine maker.Bloomberg
2004General Electric is the world's largest group by market value.
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country
address & contact : production type
incentive source
Bermuda Bermuda
GE Superabrasives Ireland :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
China China
GE Aviation, Suzhou : Production, usine de composants aéronautiques
 Les Echos
China China
Shanghaï : R&D
 Les Echos
United States of America United States of America
General Electric Management Institute : université
 Global Learning Resources Inc.
India India
Bangalore, 25 000 employees : R&D
 Capital
Mexico Mexico
Juarez, Mexico :
 AP
Mexico Mexico
120 P.I.NACIONAL 66260 NUEVO LEON MONTERREY & 3687319 :
 Sistema de Informacion de la Industria Maquiladora
Mexico Mexico
203 P.I.CENTRO IND.GP. 66600 NUEVO LEON APODACA & 3991314 :
 Sistema de Informacion de la Industria Maquiladora
Mexico Mexico
SANTA FE 01210 DISTRITO FEDERAL ALVARO OBREGON & 2576060 :
 Sistema de Informacion de la Industria Maquiladora
Poland Poland
GE Money Bank :
 European Restructuring Monitor
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Caribe GE International Electric Meters Corp. :
 
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Walter Engines : Production,
 Les Echos
Singapore Singapore
GE Plastics Pacific Pte. Ltd :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Switzerland Switzerland
Visiowave :
Offshore finance, secret bank account, tax haven, shell companies or free zone(s)
Turkey Turkey
:
 US Government Country Business Profile
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  • Human impact

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2006Gaymard, Clara
See the photo of: Gaymard, Clara Président France;
L'Expansion
2005Castell, William M
See the photo of: Castell, William M Vice-president; salary: 4,69 million US$;
2005Immelt, Jeffrey
See the photo of: Immelt, Jeffrey Chief Executive Officer; salary: 3,23 million US$; stock-options: 3,82 million US$;
2005Wright, Robert C
See the photo of: Wright, Robert C Vice-president; salary: 8,77 million US$; stock-options: 10,63 million US$;
2003Calhoun, David L
See the photo of: Calhoun, David L Chief Operating Officer;
2003Donnelly, Scott C
See the photo of: Donnelly, Scott C Vice-president;
2003Krenicki Jr, John
See the photo of: Krenicki Jr, John Chief Operating Officer;
2003Trotter, Lloyd G
See the photo of: Trotter, Lloyd G Chairman;
2002Lafley, AG
See the photo of: Lafley, AG Director;
2002Larsen, Ralph S
See the photo of: Larsen, Ralph S Director;
2002Swieringa, Robert J
See the photo of: Swieringa, Robert J Director;
2001Beccali, Ferdinando
See the photo of: Beccali, Ferdinando Chief Operating Officer;
2001Begley, Charlene
See the photo of: Begley, Charlene Chief Operating Officer;
2001Campbell, James P
See the photo of: Campbell, James P Chief Operating Officer;
2001Fujimori, Yoshiaki
See the photo of: Fujimori, Yoshiaki Chairman;
2001Jeffe, Robert A
See the photo of: Jeffe, Robert A Vice-president;
2001Nissen, David R
See the photo of: Nissen, David R Chief Operating Officer;
2001Wright, Bob
See the photo of: Wright, Bob Vice-president;
2000Harper, Arthur H
See the photo of: Harper, Arthur H Chairman;
2000Hogan, Joseph M
See the photo of: Hogan, Joseph M Chief Operating Officer;
2000Lazarus, Rochelle B
See the photo of: Lazarus, Rochelle B Director;
2000Neal, Michael A
See the photo of: Neal, Michael A Chief Operating Officer;
2000Rice, John G
See the photo of: Rice, John G Chairman;
2000Welch, Jack
See the photo of: Welch, Jack Chief Executive Officer; salary: 16,7 million US$;
Polaris Institute
2000Woodword, William A
See the photo of: Woodword, William A Chairman;
2000Wright, Robert C
See the photo of: Wright, Robert C Director;
1999Fudge, Ann M
See the photo of: Fudge, Ann M Director;
1999Langone, Kenneth G
See the photo of: Langone, Kenneth G Director;
1998Comstock, Elizabeth J
See the photo of: Comstock, Elizabeth J Vice-president;
1998Fresco, Paolo
See the photo of: Fresco, Paolo Director;
Les Echos
1998Jung, Andrea
See the photo of: Jung, Andrea Director;
1998McNealy, Scott
See the photo of: McNealy, Scott Director;
Les Echos
1998Sherin, Keith S
See the photo of: Sherin, Keith S Vice-president;
1998Welch, John F Jr
See the photo of: Welch, John F Jr Chief Executive Officer; salary: 10 million US$; stock-options: 46,54 million US$;
Forbes
1997Cash, James I
See the photo of: Cash, James I Director;
1997Nunn, Sam
See the photo of: Nunn, Sam Director;
1997Pressman, Ronald R
See the photo of: Pressman, Ronald R Chairman;
1996Denniston III, Brackett B
See the photo of: Denniston III, Brackett B Vice-president;
1996Fraizer, Michael D
See the photo of: Fraizer, Michael D Chairman;
1996Reiner, Gary M
See the photo of: Reiner, Gary M Vice-president;
1995Opie, John
See the photo of: Opie, John Director;
1994Dammerman, Dennis D
See the photo of: Dammerman, Dennis D Director;
1994Penske, Roger S
See the photo of: Penske, Roger S Director;
1994Sigler, Andrew C
See the photo of: Sigler, Andrew C Director;
1993Gonzalez, Claudio X
See the photo of: Gonzalez, Claudio X Director;
1992Warner III, Douglas A
See the photo of: Warner III, Douglas A Director;
1990Conaty, William J
See the photo of: Conaty, William J Vice-president;
1990Heineman Jr, Ben W
See the photo of: Heineman Jr, Ben W Vice-president;
1989Parke, James A
See the photo of: Parke, James A Vice-president;
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year
employees
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social impact : country
source
2009
-3000
Internal restructuring: General Electric cuts the 3/4 of its workforce at its incandescence bulbs manufacturing plant in Hungary.: Hungary
Les Echos
2007
-1425
Closure/Bankruptcy: GE closes 7 of the 54 factories specialized in the production of bulbs with incandescence, in the United States, in Brazil and Mexico.:
Les Echos
2007
-450
Relocation: GE Hydro closes in June 2008 its turbines factory in the Lachine district, in Montreal, and of another in Peterborough, in Ontario. The headquarters of the GE energy division will be moved from New York to Brazil. Its factories will be located at Brazil and Finland.: Canada
La Presse Canadienne
2006
-3000
GE restructures its light bulbs production in the world.:
Les Echos
2005
2000
GE will build a customer service plant for its clients across Europe in Bucarest.: Romania
2005
-20
Relocation: France
Les Echos
2005
-100
Relocation: GELcore, sa filiale, supprime les quatre-cinquièmes de l'effectif de son usine canadienne de Lachine. Gelcore y fabriquait des feux de circulation et de signalisation pour chemins de fer ainsi que des équipements d'éclairage d'enseignes. Désormais, ils seront fabriqués au Mexique, à Aucuna. Il ne s'agit là pas « de rentabilité » mais de « compétitivité », a concédé la direction.: Canada
LaPresseAffaires.com
2005
-568
Merger/Acquisition: The merge between GE Capital Bank and GE Bank Mieszkaniowy creating GE Money Bank is a result of General General Electric global strategy that links companies operating on the same market and having similar or complementary profiles.: Poland
European Restructuring Monitor
2004
307000
2003
-140
Relocation:
AP
2003
-800
AP
2002
315000
2002
-2800
Les Echos
2002
ILO violation 100, 111 : Maquiladoras workers are submitted to pregnancy tests as a condition of employment: Mexico
Arizona Republic
2001
-4000
Les Echos
2000
313000
1993
230000
1990
-500000
Internal restructuring: Between 1981 and 2001, under the direction of the chairman Welch Jack, the number of employees of General Electric passed from 400 000 to 300 000. By counting the employees of the 1 000 companies acquired by General Electric between 1981 and 2001, the total of the layoffs amounts to 500 000.: United States of America
Le Monde Diplomatique
1990
Cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 858 violations between 1990-2001, including at least 98 « serious violations » defined as « a substantial probability that death or physical harm could result »:
Polaris Institute
1989
-200
Canadian Labour Congress
1981
400000
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social impact : country
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year
country : consequences
source
1979United States of America : Fusion du réacteur nucléaire de Three Miles IslandWashington Post
1970United States of America : In 2000, EPA ordered General Electric Co. to spend $US460 million to dredge PCBs it had dumped into the Hudson River. PCBs are probable human carcinogens, and linked to endocrine system disruption and other severe health consequences.Polaris Institute
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year
country : consequences
source
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yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincome buybacksource
2008 GE fired an attorney who claimed the company was engaging in a tax evasion scheme in Brazil.     PR Newswire
2007   15billion US$Cercle Finance
2006 General Electric re-examines all its financial results over the period 2001-2006 at the request of the Securities Exchange Commission. The SEC estimates that GE's financial division speculated on interest rates of the derived markets.     L'Expansion
2006   163,420   billion US$L'Expansion
2005   16,35   billion US$
2005   1billion US$
2005   1billion US$
2005 La Cour supérieure de justice de Lima (Pérou) a lancé des mandats d'arrêt internationaux contre 23 cadres de GE, dont son ancien PDG Jack Welch, poursuivis pour escroquerie.     Les Echos
2005 Received subpoenas from federal prosecutors investigating "finite" reinsurance policies that can be abused to smooth earnings.     Bloomberg
2005 InVision Technologies Inc. pay more than $1 million to settle SEC claims: its employees and agents paid bribes to Asian government officials in connection to sales of its airport bomb-detection devices.    
2004   151,316,59   billion US$
2003   134,1915   billion US$
2002   130,6914,12   billion US$
2001   125,6813,68   billion US$
2001   22billion US$Integrity in Science
2000   129,4212,73   billion US$
1999   110,8310,72   billion US$
1998   100,479,3   billion US$
1997   90,848,2   billion US$
1994 Poursuites du ministère de la Justice US pour avoir fixé le prix des diamants pour l'industrie     AFP
1992 Coupable de complot, détournement de fonds, blanchiment d'argent et incapacité de tenir une comptabilité exacte (fausses créances pour plus de 40 millions de dollars).     Les Echos
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purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
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2006From 1990 to 2005, General Electric spent more than $122 million on public relations, lobbying and legal efforts, "to fight demands that it clean up three contaminated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) sites". : translatePR Watch
2005Asbestos-litigation overhaul and tax policy. : amount: 13900 thousand US$ : US Public Institutions translatePR Watch
2001Access to foreign market (through MAI, WTO, GATS), prevent binding environmental regulations : USCIB (US Council For International Business) : : US Government translateUSCIB
2000Investment protection and market access (to Mexico and Canada through NAFTA), to Latin America (through FTAA). : Business Roundtable : : US government, senate, congress translateCenter for Responsive Politics
2000Prevent binding regulation, co- or self-regulation instead. : American Chamber of Commerce's EU Committee : : European Commission translateCorporate Europe Observatory
1999Market access and investment protection (through WTO, GATS), avoid social and environmental rules : ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) : : WTO, GATS translateCorporate Europe Observatory
1998Regulation favorable to company's interests : Contribution to Candidate's Political Action Committee : amount: 663 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for Responsive Politics
1997Accès au marché : Pots de vin: 25 millions $US : : Gouvernement égyptien translateLe Monde Diplomatique
1997Legislation favorable to company's interests : Direct donation : amount: 789 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for Responsive Politics
1997Legislation favorable to company's interests : Direct donation : amount: 7220 thousand US$ : US President, Congress, Senate translateCenter for Responsive Politics
1992Accès au marché : Rami Dotan : amount: 7900 thousand US$ : force aérienne israélienne translateLes Echos
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purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
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1993EtatUnited States of America20 million US$Polaris Institute
1988EtatUnited States of America1 million US$Polaris Institute
yeardonatorcountryamountsource
 2 informations, access to subscribers
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dubious practice : image
source
2006slogan: General Electric nous apporte les bonnes choses de la vie.;
2005slogan: Live better electrically;
2005slogan: Progress is our most important product;
2001ad budget: 250 million US$; Advertising Age
2000ad budget: 479 million US$; Advertising Age
1991slogan: We bring good things to life.;
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