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Stu graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in 1975 with a BA in Economics and Political Science and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Following a two-year assignment with the US Government, he obtained an MBA from Harvard in 1979. He then joined GE as a Sales Representative for Major Appliance and TV Products. Following a series of sales management and marketing roles, he became Product General Manager – Laundry / Dishwasher in 1985. In 1988-90, he was General Manager – Services Marketing and then General Manager – Service Operations.
Stuart L. Dean

Stuart L. Dean

CEO of GE ASEAN
GE Global Growth & Operations

In August 1991, he was named Business Development Manager, GE International, based in Singapore with responsibilities for Southeast Asia and Australia. In 1993, he became President, GE Capital, Southeast Asia. In February 1995, he became President, GE Indonesia, located in Jakarta. Stu currently has responsibility for all of ASEAN and resides in Kuala Lumpur, where he is a Governor of the Malaysian American Chamber of Commerce. Stu serves as chairman of the Vietnam-US committee of the US-ASEAN Business Council and on the boards of the US-Indonesia Society and the Fulbright Commission in Malaysia and the board of advisors for the Global GE Volunteer Foundation. Last, but certainly not least, he is an active GE Community volunteer and was recognized by Habitat for Humanity for having led house-building projects in Aceh following the tsunami. He received GE’s 2011 Corinne Johnson Leadership Award in recognition of his volunteer efforts.