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General Electric

The Conglomerates · 1960s–1980s — one of the 100 companies on the MogulSpin reels.

The legends

Jack Welch — Neutron Jack

Chairman & CEO

Made GE the world's most valuable company — and the cult of the CEO.

Grew GE's market value ~4,000%
Cut ~100,000 jobs in 5 years

Charles Coffin — GE's First CEO

Gerhard Neumann — Built GE's Jet Engines

Also on the roster

Reginald Jones · Larry Bossidy · Fred Borch · Gerald Phillippe · GE Research (Coolidge / Langmuir) · Dennis Dammerman · Gary Wendt · Original Edison/Morgan financing · Institutional holders

When General Electric lands on your reels, these are the people you draft — Visionary, Operator, Builder, Financier, one irreversible lock at a time. How few companies in the world will be worth more than yours?

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