— Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO, Letter to Investors, 2007 Annual Report
Ferdinando “Nani” Beccalli-Falco
Ferdinando "Nani" Beccalli-Falco was named President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GE Europe & North Asia and CEO GE Germany in January 2011. He is responsible for directing GE’s strategies for growth in the developed markets outside the U.S. by working to expand customer and government relationships and to develop new business markets. Nani is also responsible for building and leading a “One GE” approach in Germany. He is based in Frankfurt.
John G. Rice, 54, is vice chairman of GE and president & CEO of GE Global Growth and Operations. In November 2010, the GE Board of Directors named Rice to lead the company’s global operations with particular emphasis on high-growth markets such as China, India, the Middle East, and Brazil, beginning in January 2011.
Roland Teixeira was named Country Executive, Benelux and Growth Leader Green Ports in June 2011. In this role, he is responsible for leading GE’s regional strategy “Growth By Co-Generation” aimed at bringing together partners, stakeholders, and GE businesses, to solve key challenges.
Responsible for GE’s Rotterdam Sustainable City project, Roland Teixeira has been developing GE’s impact in the port/city environment, growing “Thought Leadership”, launching pilot projects and GE’s Green Ports Center of Excellence.
Jeffrey R. Immelt is GE's Chairman and CEO. Since beginning his tenure in 2001, he has worked to transform GE into a leader in essential themes tied to world development, such as emerging markets, environmental solutions, demographics and digital connections. Mr. Immelt also laid the vision for GE's ambitious ecomagination initiative and has been named one of the "World's Best CEOs" three times by Barron's.