GE Company Profile

GE Company Profile

General Electric Company has engaged in developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide variety of products for the generation, transmission, distribution, control and utilization of electricity since its incorporation in 1892. Its products include major appliances; lighting products; industrial automation products; medical diagnostic imaging systems; bioscience assays and separation technology products; electrical distribution and control equipment; locomotives; power generation and delivery products; nuclear power support services and fuel assemblies; commercial and military aircraft jet engines; chemicals and equipment for treatment of water and process systems; security equipment and systems; and engineered materials, such as plastics and silicones.

The Company services include product services; electrical product supply houses; electrical apparatus installation, engineering, and repair and rebuilding services. Operating businesses that are reported as segments include Infrastructure, Industrial, Healthcare, NBC Universal, Commercial Finance and Consumer Finance. Infrastructure produces, sells, finances and services equipment for the air transportation and energy generation industries. The Company operations are located in North America, Europe, Asia and South America.

Industrial produces and sells products including consumer appliances, industrial equipment and plastics, and related services. Healthcare manufactures, sells and services a wide range of medical equipment including equipment for magnetic resonance, computed tomography, positron emission tomography imaging, x-ray, patient monitoring, diagnostic cardiology, nuclear imaging, ultrasound, bone densitometry, anesthesiology and oxygen therapy, neonatal and critical care, and therapy. NBC Universal is engaged in the broadcast of network television services to affiliated television stations within the United States; the production of live and recorded television programs; the production and distribution of motion pictures.

Commercial Finance offers a range of financial services

worldwide. It has particular mid-market expertise and offer loans, leases and other financial services to customers, including manufacturers, distributors and end-users for a variety of equipment and major capital assets. Consumer Finance offers credit and deposit products and services to consumers, retailers, brokers and auto dealers in over 50 countries. The Company offers a range of financial products, including private-label credit cards; bank cards; Dual Cards; corporate travel and purchasing cards; personal loans; auto loans; leases and inventory financing; residential mortgages; home equity loans; debt consolidation loans; current and savings accounts and insurance products related to consumer finance offerings for customers on a global basis.

General Electric Company (GE) is a diversified technology, media and financial services company. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and industrial products, it serves customers in more than 100 countries.

Specialties

Energy, Oil and Gas, Water, Aviation, Media, Financial Services

, Industrial, Transportation

Headquarters	Greater Chicago Area
Industry	Financial Services
Type	Public Company
Status	Operating
Company Size	300,000 employees
2008 Revenue	$800,000
Founded	1883

Contact
Corporate Headquarters
General Electric Company
3135 Easton Turnpike
Fairfield, CT 06828-0001
United States (203) 373-2211

GE India
GE India was established in 1993 as a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Services, USA. GE capital services is one of the largest and most persified corporates in the global finance market with assets of US $300 billion. It consists of 27 persified businesses in the areas of consumer services, equipment management, mid-market financing and specialty insurance. In 1998, GE Capital Services had net earnings of US $3.8 billion and achieved a 23.5% return on equity. Employment across India exceeds 14,500.

The GE India Technology Centre is set up in Bangalore with investment commitment of Rs.1.76 billion (US$ 40 million) by GE to develop India's first and largest multi-disciplinary research centre that will significantly contribute to the development of multi-disciplinary engineering and R&D capabilities in India. The GE India Technology Centre will: provide critical technology, research and development for GE's global businesses, create global career opportunities for over 1,000 research scientists and engineers by 2001-end in India, be an integral element of GE's global R&D resources and expertise and will closely work with GE's Corporate Research & Development Centre in Schenectady, NY, USA to transfer, share and conduct multi-disciplinary leading edge research, development and engineering for GE's diverse global businesses. The Corporate Research & Development Centre is one of the world's most technologically diverse R&D facilities with efforts ranging from chemistry to capital services, from the information revolution to industrial electronics, from medical diagnostics to metallurgy.

Contact
GE India Technology Centre Pvt. Ltd.
Plot #122,
Export Promotion Industrial Park
Phase 2, Hoodi Village,
Whitefield Road
Bangalore - 560 066,
India

For more details please visit www.ge.com