Mr. Immelt, 46, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of GE. The 9th CEO in GE's 109-year history, he was appointed to this post on September 7, 2001. Previously, Mr. Immelt served as President and Chairman-elect of GE from November 2000, when GE's Board of Directors selected him to succeed John F. Welch. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Immelt had been President and CEO of GE Medical Systems, a $7 billion segment of the General Electric Company. GE Medical Systems, headquartered in  Waukesha, Wisconsin, is the global leader in medical diagnostic technology and information systems.

He began his GE career in 1982, and following a brief assignment with Corporate Marketing, held a series of leadership roles with GE Plastics in sales, marketing and global product management.

Mr. Immelt joined GE Appliances in 1989 as Vice President of Consumer Service, and in 1991 was named Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Product Management. He rejoined GE Plastics in 1992 as Vice President & General Manager of GE Plastics-Americas Commercial Division. A year later, he was named Vice President & General Manager of GE Plastics Americas.

Mr. Immelt holds a BS degree in Applied Mathematics from Dartmouth College (1978) and an MBA from Harvard University (1982). He and his wife, Andrea, have one daughter.