Leadership : Our Company : GE

Prior to assuming the role of CFO, Global Growth & Operations in January, 2011, Shane served as Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis since February, 2004. He has served in several other financial leadership positions for the company. He was finance manager for GE Engine Services, a $4 billion division of GE Transportation, Aircraft Engines. Immediately prior to his role in Engine Services, he was manager of Group Financial Planning & Analysis for Aircraft Engines.

Fitzsimons is originally from Ireland, where he studied chartered accountancy. After working for seven years in public accounting both in Ireland and in the Netherlands, he joined GE Plastics in the Netherlands in 1994. He held numerous financial roles in GE Plastics including manager of European Reporting and European Commercial finance manager. Prior to moving to Aircraft Engines in 2000, he spent a year in Corporate FP&A as a business analyst.