— Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO, Letter to Investors, 2007 Annual Report
Jeffrey R. Immelt is GE's Chairman and CEO. Since beginning his tenure is 2001, he has worked to transform GE into a more global, diverse and customer-driven culture. Mr. Immelt also laid the vision for GE's ambitious ecomagination initiative and has twice been named one of the "World's Best CEO's" by Barron's.
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.
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.
In September 2007 Cristian Colteanu was appointed Regional Executive covering Romania, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldova for GE International. Cristian Colteanu has more than 30 years of experience in both the industrial and government sector. He is the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Romania in Italy, Malta and the Republic of San Marino.