Total Compensation: $ 19.59 M
Mr. Immelt joined GE in corporate marketing in 1982 after receiving a degree in applied mathematics from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard University. He then held a series of leadership positions with GE Plastics in sales, marketing and global product development. He became a vice president of GE in 1989, responsible for consumer services for GE Appliances. He subsequently became vice president of worldwide marketing product management for GE Appliances in 1991, vice president and general manager of GE Plastics Americas commercial division in 1992, and vice president and general manager of GE Plastics Americas in 1993. He became senior vice president of GE and president and chief executive officer of GE Medical Systems in 1996. Mr. Immelt became GE's president and chairman-elect in 2000, and chairman and chief executive officer in 2001. He is also a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and a member of The Business Council.
Total Compensation: $ 10.70 M
Keith Sherin joined the GE Financial Management Program in Medium Steam Turbine after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1981. After three years, he joined the Corporate Audit Staff where he progressed to Executive Audit Manager and later Manager, Programs and Planning. Sherin earned an M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1991 and was promoted to Manager, Finance for Commercial Engine Operations at GE Aircraft Engines in early 1992. In mid-1993, Sherin was named Director, Finance for GE Plastics Europe, located in Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands. In the fall of 1995, Sherin joined GE Medical Systems as Manager-Global Finance and Financial Services and was promoted to Vice President-Finance & Financial Services Operation for GEMS in June 1996. Sherin has been Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer for General Electric Company since December 1998.
Total Compensation: $ —
The Company intends to appoint Jamie S. Miller, 39, as Vice President-Comptroller and Chief Accounting Officer, effective April 2008. Since August 2007, Ms. Miller has served as the Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of WellPoint, Inc. Prior to joining WellPoint, Ms. Miller served as a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in a number of roles including, most recently, as the Financial Services leader for the Chicago practice. From May 2004 to August 2005, she was Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Genworth Financial, Inc. (formerly GE Financial Assurance). Prior to that time, she served as Controller at GE Financial Assurance. Before joining GE Financial Assurance in 2003, Ms. Miller was a partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's financial services assurance practice. On April 30, 2008, Walter F. Ielusic resigned as General Electric Company's Acting Chief Accounting Officer and Jamie S. Miller assumed the position of Chief Accounting Officer.
Total Compensation: $ —
Brackett B. Denniston is GE's Senior Vice President, General Counsel. He is responsible for the worldwide GE legal organization and for all GE legal operations, reporting directly to Mr. Immelt. He is a member of GE's Corporate Executive Council, the GE Capital Corporation Board of Directors and is chair of the Company's Policy Compliance Review Board. Mr. Denniston joined GE as Vice President, Senior Counsel For Litigation and Legal Policy in September 1996. Prior to joining GE, he was Chief Legal Counsel to Governor William F. Weld of Massachusetts from 1993 to 1996. His responsibilities included judicial selection, litigation, criminal justice issues and legislation. He was a partner, and earlier an associate, at Goodwin, Procter and Hoar in Boston (1974-1982, 1986-1993) where he specialized in complex civil litigation, securities matters and white-collar crime. He represented parties in matters ranging from insider trading cases, pharmaceutical prosecutions, securities fraud and banking cases. He was a member of the firm's Executive Committee and numerous other firm committees. From 1982 to 1986, Mr. Denniston was Chief of the Major Frauds Unit of the U.S. Attorney's Office, responsible for white-collar crime prosecutions, and a member of the Attorney General's White Collar Crime Operations Committee. He was awarded the Department of Justice's Director's Award for Superior Performance for his role in over one hundred successful prosecutions. Mr. Denniston served as a law clerk to the Honorable Herbert Y. Choy of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in 1973-74. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Kenyon College and a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the "Harvard Law Review."
Total Compensation: $ —
Kathryn A. Cassidy, Vice President and GE Treasurer.
Total Compensation: $ —
Lloyd G. Trotter is Vice Chairman of GE and President & CEO of GE Industrial. This $35 billion business segment includes Plastics, Advanced Materials, Consumer & Industrial, Inspection Technologies, Security, Sensing, GE Fanuc Automation and Equipment Services. Prior to this, Trotter was Executive Vice President, Operations, where he was responsible for leading efforts to lower structural cost and improve operational excellence across GE's businesses. Previously, Trotter was President and CEO of GE Consumer & Industrial, a $14 billion business that spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance and lighting products, and in integrated electrical distribution equipment and systems. Trotter assumed leadership of that business following the merger of GE's Consumer Products, Industrial Systems and Supply businesses in January of 2004. Trotter began his GE career in 1970 as a field service engineer with GE Lighting. He subsequently held production and technology positions of increasing responsibility in GE's Lighting, Gas Turbine, Appliances and Electrical Distribution & Control (ED&C) businesses. He was elected to the position of Vice President and General Manager of Manufacturing for ED&C in 1990. In that role, he was responsible for the entire manufacturing process and for the integration of 40 production facilities throughout the world. In 1992, he became President and Chief Executive Officer of ED&C. He was named a GE Senior Vice President and the President and Chief Executive Officer of the new Industrial Systems business in 1998 when ED&C merged with GE Industrial Controls Systems. Trotter is a founding member of GE's African American Forum and is actively involved in numerous professional and community organizations. He represents GE for America's Promise, an organization whose aim is to increase volunteerism in support of youth, founded by Secretary of State Colin Powell. He is on the boards of the National Association of Manufacturers, the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), and the GE Foundation. Trotter is regularly recognized for his on-going commitment to volunteerism and mentoring. Trotter graduated from Cleveland State University with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1972. In 2001, he received an honorary doctorate degree in Business Administration from that school. He resides in Connecticut with his wife Teri.
Total Compensation: $ 14.42 M
Previously, Neal was President and Chief Operating Officer of GE Capital Corporation. He is a Senior Vice President of GE Company, and a member of the Advisory Committee, Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Neal has held various assignments at General Electric Company since he began in 1979. He joined GE Capital in 1987 as Vice President and General Manager of Vendor Financial Services. In 1990, he became General Manager of Commercial Equipment Financing. Under Neal's direction, Commercial Equipment Financing, the world's largest supplier of middle-market financing, recorded consistent growth, becoming one of the most profitable GE businesses. He was appointed Executive Vice President of GE Capital in 1994 and has been recognized for planning and implementing successful GE Capital core growth strategies, acquiring and building throughout Asia but notably in Japan, while driving Six Sigma and e-Business to deliver breakthrough productivity. Recently, he led the effort to acquire Heller Financial Services, which at $20 billion is largest-ever GE Capital acquisition. Neal is a member of the U.S. Advisory Board of the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD) and has recently been appointed to the board of trustees of Fairfield University. Neal is also a Trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation and is on the Board of Stamford based Soundwaters. He has been the chairman of the GE Capital New York/Connecticut/New Jersey tri-state United Way campaign and participates in several local community volunteer activities through GE ELFUN. Neal received his B.S. degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1975.
Total Compensation: $ 15.97 M
Mr. Wright graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and the University of Virginia School of Law. He joined GE in 1969 as a staff lawyer, leaving in 1970 for a judicial clerkship. He rejoined GE in 1973 as a lawyer for GE Plastics, subsequently serving in several management leadership positions with that business. In 1980, he became president of Cox Cable Communications, and rejoined GE in 1983 as vice president of the Housewares and Audio businesses. In 1984, he became president and chief executive officer of General Electric Financial Services and, in 1986, was elected president and chief executive officer of National Broadcasting Company, Inc. In 2000, he was elected chairman and chief executive officer of NBC and vice chairman of the board and executive officer of GE. He was the chairman and CEO of NBC Universal, Inc. from 2004 to 2007. On January 30, 2008, General Electric Company announced that Robert C. Wright will retire as a Vice Chairman, effective May 1, 2008.
Total Compensation: $ —
Dr. Swieringa received a BA degree from Augustana College, an MBA in accounting and economics from the University of Denver and a PhD in accounting and complex organizations from the University of Illinois. He taught accounting at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University before serving as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board from 1986 to 1996. He was then a professor in the practice of accounting at Yale's School of Management from 1996 to 1997 and was the ninth dean of the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management from 1997 to 2007. Dr. Swieringa is currently a member of the American Accounting Association, and is a past president of its Financial Accounting and Reporting Section.
Total Compensation: $ —
Bill Conaty is a native of Binghamton, New York, and graduated from Bryant College in Providence, Rhode Island, with a B.S. degree in business administration in 1967. Upon college graduation, he joined the General Electric Company on their Corporate Manufacturing Management Program. After graduation from the three-year management program and a tour of military duty, he joined GE Transportation Division in 1971 and held several employee and labor relations assignments in Erie and Grove City, Pennsylvania. In 1978, he functioned as Plant Manager of the GE Diesel Engine Plant in Grove City, Pennsylvania, prior to moving to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, with the Aerospace Human Resources Operation in 1979. In 1981, he became Manager-Plant Relations in Syracuse, New York, and in 1984 joined GE Aircraft Engines in Lynn, Massachusetts, as Manager-Human Resources for the Lynn Production Division. In 1987, he assumed total human resources responsibilities for the Lynn area. In November 1990, Bill was elected a GE Company officer and became Vice President-Human Resources for GE Aircraft Engines headquartered in Evendale, Ohio. In October 1993, Bill became Senior Vice President of Corporate Human Resources and reports to GE Chairman and CEO, Jeff Immelt. In his current role, he has overall human resources responsibility for 315,000 GE employees worldwide.
Total Compensation: $ —
After attending Lehigh University, Mr. Penske founded Penske Corporation in 1969. He became chairman of the board of Penske Truck Leasing Corporation in 1982 and chairman of the board of United Auto Group, Inc. (currently Penske Automotive Group, Inc.) in 1999. Mr. Penske is also a director of Universal Technical Institute, Inc. and Internet Brands, Inc. He is a director of Detroit Renaissance, Inc., chairman of Downtown Detroit Partnership and a trustee of the Detroit Medical Center.
Total Compensation: $ —
Following graduation from Yale University in 1968, Mr. Warner joined Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (formerly J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated). He was elected president and a director of the bank and its parent in 1990, serving as chairman and chief executive officer from 1995 to 2000, when he became chairman of the board of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company until his retirement in 2001. Mr. Warner is also a director of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. and Motorola, Inc., a member of the board of counselors of The Bechtel Group, Inc., a senior advisor at Carlyle Group L.P., chairman of the board of managers and the board of overseers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a member of The Business Council, and a member of the Yale Investment Committee.
Total Compensation: $ —
A graduate of Texas Christian University with MS and PhD degrees from Purdue University, Dr. Cash joined the faculty of Harvard Business School in 1976, where he served as chairman of the MBA program from 1992 to 1995, and served as chairman of HBS Publishing from 1998 until 2003. Dr. Cash retired from the Harvard Business School faculty in 2003. Dr. Cash is also a director of The Chubb Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Phase Forward, Inc. He also serves as a trustee of the Bert King Foundation and on the board of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Foundation.
Total Compensation: $ —
A graduate of Smith College, Ms. Lazarus also holds an MBA from Columbia University. She joined Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide in 1971, becoming president of its U.S. direct marketing business in 1989. She then became president of Ogilvy & Mather New York and president of Ogilvy & Mather North America before becoming president and chief operating officer of the worldwide agency in 1995, chief executive officer in 1996 and chairman in 1997. Ms. Lazarus also serves as a director of Merck & Co., New York Presbyterian Hospital, the American Museum of Natural History and the World Wildlife Fund, and is a member of the board of overseers of Columbia Business School.
John G. Rice - Subsidiary CEO/Subsidiary President/Vice Chairman
Total Compensation: $ 12.92 M
John G. Rice, 51, is Vice Chairman of GE and President & CEO of GE Infrastructure. This business segment includes Energy, Aviation, Rail, Oil & Gas, Water, Energy Financial Services and Aviation Financial Services. Prior to his current position, Rice served as Vice Chairman of GE and President & CEO of GE Industrial. Rice began his General Electric career in 1978 as a member of the Financial Management Program, moving to the GE Corporate Audit Staff in 1981. In 1984 he joined GE Appliances, having various assignments in operations and consumer service. In 1992, Rice was named President and CEO of GE's Canadian appliance affiliate in Toronto, Canada. He assumed leadership of the GE Corporate Audit Staff in 1994, and a year later was appointed President of GE Plastics Asia/Pacific business headquarters in Singapore. Rice was appointed President and CEO, GE Transportation Systems in Erie, Pennsylvania, in September 1997. Rice was named President and CEO of GE Energy, a leading supplier of power generation technology, energy services, and energy management systems in November of 2000 through June of 2005. Rice earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and currently serves on their Board of Trustees. In addition, Rice is a director of Emory Healthcare, and a trustee of the Woodruff Arts Center, the Georgia Research Alliance, and the Walker School. He is also past chairman of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. He and his family live in Roswell, Georgia.
Total Compensation: $ —
After graduating with a BBA from Hofstra University, Mr. Larsen joined Johnson & Johnson in 1962. In 1981, he left Johnson & Johnson to serve as president of Becton Dickinson's consumer products division and returned to Johnson & Johnson in 1983 as president of its Chicopee subsidiary. In 1986, Mr. Larsen was named a company group chairman and later that year became vice chairman of the executive committee and chairman of the consumer sector. He was elected a director in 1987 and served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer from 1989 to 2002. Mr. Larsen is also a director of Xerox Corporation and a trustee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Total Compensation: $ —
Pamela Daley is Senior Vice President for Corporate Business Development. Daley was Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel for Transactions from 1991 to 2004. She joined GE in 1989 as Tax Counsel. Prior to joining GE, Daley was a partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where she specialized in domestic and cross-border tax-oriented financings and commercial transactions. She was an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School from 1982 through 1989, teaching Federal Income Taxation of Partners and Partnerships. Daley received her B.A. degree with highest honors from Princeton University in 1974 in Romance Languages and Literatures. In 1979, she graduated first in her class from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif. Daley serves on the Board of Directors of General Electric Capital Corporation, the GE Foundation and the World Wildlife Fund. She is also a member of the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Total Compensation: $ —
A graduate of the City of London College, Sir William joined Amersham plc in 1989 as chief executive. After GE acquired Amersham plc in April 2004, Sir William was appointed a vice chairman of GE and became the CEO of GE Healthcare, the combination of the Amersham and the GE Medical businesses and, in July 2005, became the chairman of GE Healthcare. In April 2006, Sir William retired as a vice chairman of GE. Sir William was knighted in 2000 for services to the life sciences industry. He served in the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2003 as chairman of The Prince's Trust, a charity set up by the Prince of Wales in 1976. Sir William is currently chairman of the Wellcome Trust, a non-executive director of British Petroleum plc and a trustee of London's Natural History Museum. Sir William is an honorary fellow of Green College Oxford and an honorary fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He has received honorary degrees from the University of Cardiff, King's College University of London, Brunel University and the University of Oxford.
Total Compensation: $ —
Jeff Zucker was named President of the NBC Universal Television Group in May 2004. Zucker is responsible for all programming across the company's extensive television properties, with the exception of NBC Sports and Olympics. His responsibilities include the company's entertainment, news and cable properties, as well as the company's television studio, first-run syndication and global distribution efforts. Zucker reports to Bob Wright, NBC Universal's Chairman and CEO. Zucker had served as president of the NBC Entertainment, News & Cable Group since December 2003. Before that he had served as president of NBC Entertainment since December 2000, during which time he oversaw the network's entire entertainment schedule. Under Zucker's leadership, NBC was the top-rated network among the key adults 18-49 demographic for four consecutive seasons, during three of which NBC led key demographics in every major daypart, a feat no other network has ever achieved. Zucker put his mark on the network with such successes as "Las Vegas," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Scrubs," "Fear Factor," and "The Apprentice." He originated the idea of supersizing NBC's comedies and revitalized the network's summer programming with original fare that has paved the way to year-round programming. Also on Zucker's watch, Bravo generated dramatic ratings gains and Telemundo revitalized its primetime lineup and began to show significant growth. Before joining NBC Entertainment, Zucker served as executive producer of NBC News' "Today" since September 1994 and from 1992 to 1993. Under his leadership, "Today" was the nation's most-watched morning news program, with viewership during the 2000-01 season reaching the highest point in the show's history. Zucker has also served as executive producer of NBC's coverage of several major events of the last decade, including the "Decision 2000" election night broadcast, the 1993 and 1997 presidential inaugurations, and the Persian Gulf War. Zucker's other positions with NBC News include executive producer of the NBC newsmagazine "Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric." He first served as executive producer of "Today" from January 1992 to May 1993. He was appointed at age 26, which made him the youngest executive producer in the history of the program. He also served as executive producer of "NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw" from February 8 through March 19, 1993. Zucker joined NBC News as a field producer for "Today" in January 1989. In April 1990, he became Katie Couric's producer when she was named the show's national correspondent. He first joined NBC in 1986 as a researcher for NBC Sports' coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. From 1986 to 1988, he traveled the world, compiling and writing background information that was used by NBC Sports commentators and producers, prior to and during the network's coverage of the Olympics. Zucker, a five-time Emmy Award winner, graduated from Harvard College in 1986 with a degree in American history. He served as president of The Harvard Crimson from 1985 to 1986. He and his wife, Caryn, have three children.
Total Compensation: $ —
President of MIT since 2004, Dr. Hockfield received an undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester, and a PhD from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, concentrating in neuroscience. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at San Francisco, she joined the scientific staff at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 1980. In 1985, Dr. Hockfield joined the faculty of Yale University, where she went on to serve as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1988 to 2002 and as provost from 2003 to 2004. Dr. Hockfield is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and has received honorary degrees from Tsinghua University, Brown University and Watson School of Biological Sciences at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Dr. Hockfield is also a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Total Compensation: $ —
After attending the Georgia Institute of Technology and serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, Mr. Nunn received an AB degree from Emory University in 1960 and an LLB degree from Emory Law School. He practiced law and served in the Georgia House of Representatives before being elected to the United States Senate in 1972, where he served as the chairman and ranking member on both the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations before retiring in 1997. He was a partner at King & Spalding from 1997 through 2003. He is the co-chairman and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the chairman of the board of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Mr. Nunn is a distinguished professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech. He is also a director of Chevron Corporation, The Coca-Cola Company and Dell Inc.
Total Compensation: $ —
John F. Lynch, Senior Vice President, Human Resources.
Total Compensation: $ —
A graduate of Wheaton College, Mr. Lane also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Lane joined Deere & Company in 1982 following a career in global banking, and has served Deere in leadership positions in its global construction equipment and agricultural divisions as well as at Deere Credit, Inc. He also has served as Deere's chief financial officer and president, and was elected chairman and chief executive officer in August 2000. Mr. Lane is a director of Verizon Communications Inc.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Lafley received a BA degree from Hamilton College and an MBA from Harvard University, following which time he joined Procter & Gamble. He was named a group vice president in 1992, an executive vice president in 1995 and, in 1999, president of global beauty care and North America. He was elected chief executive officer in 2000 and chairman of the board in 2002. He serves on the board of directors of Dell Inc., the board of trustees of Hamilton College, and is a member of the Lauder Institute Board of Governors (Wharton School of Arts & Sciences), the Business Roundtable and The Business Council.
Total Compensation: $ —
Ms. Jung, a graduate of Princeton University, joined Avon Products, Inc. in 1994 as president, product marketing for Avon U.S. She was elected president, global marketing, in 1996, an executive vice president in 1997, president and a director of the company in 1998, chief operating officer from 1998 to 1999, chief executive officer in 1999 and chairman of the board in 2001. Previously, she was executive vice president, Neiman Marcus and a senior vice president for I. Magnin. Ms. Jung is also a director of Apple Inc., Catalyst and a member and former chairman of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association.
Total Compensation: $ —
Ms. Fudge received a BA degree from Simmons College and an MBA from Harvard University. Ms. Fudge served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Young & Rubicam from 2003 to the end of 2006. Prior to joining Young & Rubicam, Ms. Fudge worked at General Mills and at General Foods, where she served in a number of positions including president of Kraft General Foods' Maxwell House Coffee Company and president of Kraft's Beverages, Desserts and Post Divisions. Ms. Fudge is a director of Novartis AG, the Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation and is on the board of overseers of Harvard University.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Gonzalez is a graduate of Stanford University. He was employed by Kimberly-Clark in 1956 and by Kimberly-Clark de Mexico in 1957. He was elected vice president of operations of Kimberly-Clark de Mexico in 1962 and executive vice president and managing director in 1966. He served as the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Kimberly-Clark de Mexico from 1973 to March 2007, when he became chairman of the board. Mr. Gonzalez is also a director of Grupo Carso, Grupo Financiero Inbursa, Grupo ALFA, Grupo Mexico, Grupo Televisa, Home Depot, Inc. (until May 2008), Kellogg Company (until April 2008), The Mexico Fund, Inc. and Investment Co. of America.
Total Compensation: $ —
David Nissen is the President and CEO of GE Consumer Finance, a leading provider of credit services to retailers, auto dealers, and consumers in more than 35 countries around the world. With assets of over $95 billion, GE Consumer Finance offers private label credit cards and sales finance to the world's leading retailers and manufacturers, plus corporate cards for commercial customers, personal loans, automobile financing, and diversified financial products directly to consumers. Nissen joined GE Capital in 1981 in strategic planning and business development. In 1983, he joined Card Services where he held a variety of marketing and product leadership positions. In 1987, he was promoted to General Manager of Card Services where he was responsible for the leadership of GE private label card business serving over 300 retailers and manufacturers. Under Nissen's direction, Card Services expanded its product lines into commercial cards and secured lending while adding new segments such as shop-at-home, department store, and international. From 1990 to 1993, Nissen was General Manager of U.S. Consumer Financial Services. In this role he lead the 10th largest U.S. Visa/MasterCard bank in the U.S. (Monogram Bank). Begun in 1993 with a team of three people, GE Consumer Finance now has operations on five continents with more than 31,000 employees around the globe. Today, GE Consumer Finance is the third largest business in GE and one of the largest financial services businesses in the world. Nissen was named an officer of GE in 1996 and Senior Vice President of GE in 2001. In October 2003, Nissen was named one of "Ten Retail Banking Heroes" by Retail Banker International. The publication cited Nissen as one of ten individuals who helped shape the consumer banking industry landscape during the period covering 1981-2003. Nissen holds a bachelor's degree from Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. He lives in Stamford, Connecticut, and his hobbies include golf, tennis and jet skiing.
Total Compensation: $ —
James P. Campbell is President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Consumer & Industrial, a $14 billion global business that employs 60,000 people around the world in more than 100 locations. Consumer & Industrial spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance and lighting products, and in integrated electrical distribution equipment and systems. Before assuming his current position in November 2005, Campbell was President and CEO, GE Consumer & Industrial-Americas. In that role, he directed the manufacture, marketing and sale of appliances, lighting and industrial products across North and South America. He assumed the leadership of this $9 billion division following the merger of GE Consumer Products and GE Industrial Systems in January 2004. Campbell joined GE in 1981 as a Sales/Marketing trainee in GE Appliances' Northeast Region. He quickly moved into management roles as an area sales leader, merchandising manager and regional sales manager. Following his field experience, Campbell moved in 1992 to GE Appliances' Louisville headquarters to become Manager, Microwave Cooking Products and Product Manager, Built-In Cooking Products. He subsequently moved into roles of increasing responsibility leading marketing, sales and product management organizations before being appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing and a GE Company Officer in 1999. In 2001 he was named President and CEO of GE Appliances. Campbell assumed the role of President and CEO of GE Consumer Products in September 2002 when GE merged its appliances and lighting businesses. Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from St. John's University and an MBA in Marketing Management from Hofstra University. He is on the boards of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the Frazier International History Museum and is an active member of the Louisville GE Volunteers chapter. Campbell and his family reside in Louisville, Kentucky.
Total Compensation: $ —
Joe Hogan is Senior Vice President of GE Healthcare, a $14 billion segment of General Electric Company. GE Healthcare is the global leader in medical diagnostic technology and biosciences. Joe began his career at GE in 1985, advancing through a series of leadership roles in sales, marketing and product development at GE Plastics. In March 1998, Joe was named President and CEO of GE Fanuc Automation North America, Inc., a global supplier of industrial controls systems headquartered in Charlottesville, VA, and a joint venture between GE and FANUC, Ltd. Japan. Joe was named President and CEO of GE Healthcare Technologies (formerly GE Medical Systems) in November 2000. Joe earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Geneva College and an MBA from Robert Morris University. He sits on the Boards of the New York Academy of Medicine, the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and the Advisory Board of the CDC (Center for Disease Control). Joe and his wife have three sons and they reside in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Ielusic was appointed Vice President Technical Center of Excellence Controller on March 7, 2008. Mr. Ielusic has been with GE for the last ten years. Since June 2007, he has served as Senior Deputy Comptroller of GE and prior to that, he was Controller of the Commercial Finance business of GE. Prior to joining GE, Mr. Ielusic was a senior manager in the national office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Walter F. Ielusic, 46, will serve as Acting Chief Accounting Officer upon Mr. Ameen's retirement as Chief Accounting Officer, effective March 15, 2008 and until Ms. Miller assumes her position. On April 30, 2008, Walter F. Ielusic resigned as General Electric Company's Acting Chief Accounting Officer and Jamie S. Miller assumed the position of Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Ielusic will continue in his current capacity as Vice President Technical Center of Excellence Controller.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Mulva received a BBA degree and an MBA in finance from the University of Texas. After serving as an officer in the U.S. Navy, he joined Phillips Petroleum Company in 1973 and became its chief financial officer in 1990, when he also became part of the company's management committee. He was appointed senior vice president in 1993, executive vice president in January 1994, president and chief operating officer in May 1994 and served as chairman and chief executive officer from 1999 to 2002. He has been president and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips since 2002 and also became chairman in 2004. Mr. Mulva served as the chairman of the American Petroleum Institute in 2006 and is a member of the board of visitors for the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and The Business Council.
