Jeff Immelt

China is one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for energy, aviation and transportation technologies — and GE has been a steady presence in the country: from opening a light bulb factory in China 100 years ago to cutting-edge research at the company’s giant global research lab in Shanghai. Building on [...]

British Prime Minister David Cameron met GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt at Number 10 Downing Street on a day when Cameron reaffirmed the importance of the UK’s push into developing offshore wind energy.
In a speech earlier in the day, Cameron told business leaders: “We need thousands of offshore turbines [...]

You’d have to be on another planet this morning to miss coverage of GE’s quarterly earnings, as journalists, analysts and investors all put the numbers under a magnifying glass. While the market and the press will have their takeaways, here are five things you might have missed in today’s news [...]

Class acts: Gasson Tower on the campus of Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is seen here.

It’s back to school for GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt this weekend. He’ll address the Hamilton College Class of 2010 on Sunday, May 23 at 10:15 a.m., with a live webcast of [...]

GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt today addressed the 2010 Electrical Products Group (EPG) Conference in Long Boat Key, Florida, giving the investor audience a mid-year review of GE’s strategy and growth plans. “GE’s environment is getting better but we’re cautious because of the volatility that’s out there,” Jeff said. [...]

GE’s 2010 annual shareholders meeting is getting underway this morning at 11 a.m. ET in Houston, Texas, which is home to an array of GE’s energy businesses. The theme of the meeting is “Renewal,” and it’s an opportunity for Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt to underscore that the business environment [...]

Making GE an “industrial company first” and pushing our competitive advantage in technology — they’re key themes at GE in 2010 and ones that take center stage in a new letter to shareholders in this year’s Annual Report. “In 2010, we will spend about 5 percent of our industrial revenue [...]