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General Electric Company


United States, Business Org    (1892 to present)
• Industry pioneer and major manufacturer of electrical equipment. (See: History of GE)
• Biographies of top GE officers, past and present (See: Officers)
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1940 1950 1960 1970 1980
TischJSDirector
 
CoteDMOfficer
 
StettiniusER2Director
 
SwopeGOfficer
 
YoungODDirector
 
StettiniusERDirector
 
YoungODOfficer
 
EdisonTAFounder
 
NBCUniversalDivision
 
SupporterTEDConf
 
NBCDivision
 
RadCorpAmerMerger
 
RadCorpAmerDivision
 
Life ofGenElecCo
 
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Tisch, James S.   (Director of, 2010 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Cote, David M.   (Officer of, 1976 to 1999) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Stettinius, Edward R. Jr.   (Director of, 1946 to 1948) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Swope, Gerard   (Officer of, 1922 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• President
Young, Owen D.   (Director of, 1922 to 1945) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Chairman of the Board. (1922-39, 1942-45) (See: GE bio)
Stettinius, Edward R.   (Director of, 1921 to 1925) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Young, Owen D.   (Officer of, 1913 to 1922) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Vice President and Chief Counsel
Edison, Thomas A.   (Founder of, 1892) -- Duck | Google | Bing
NBC Universal   (Division of, 2004 to present) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• GE owns 80% of NBC Universal, while Vivendi owns 20%
• 2011-01 : Comcast acquires 51% share of NBC Universal, while GE retains 49% share
TED Conference   (Supporter of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Sponsor
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (Division of, 1986 to 2004) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1986 : GE acquired NBC when it acquired RCA
Radio Corporation of America (RCA)   (Merger of, 1986) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1986 : GE acquired RCA
Radio Corporation of America (RCA)   (Division of, 1919 to 1932) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• RCA became a separate company in 1932 as a result of government action