GE Fact Sheet
GE
GE is Imagination at Work - a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and industrial products, we serve customers in more than 100 countries and employ more than 327,000 people worldwide.
GE is made up of four businesses, each of which includes a number of units aligned for growth. Our businesses fuel the global economy and improve people's lives. Our four global research centers attract the world's best technical minds. With more than 3,000 researchers working toward the next breakthrough, GE is positioned to continually innovate, invent and reinvent.
GE's financial results highlight our ability to deliver. In 2007, GE generated double-digit earnings and revenue growth ($173 billion in revenues and $22.5 billion of earnings).
GE traces its beginnings to Thomas A. Edison, who established Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. In 1892, a merger of Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric Company created General Electric Company. GE is the only company listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Index today that was also included in the original index in 1896.
GE is Imagination at Work - a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. With products and services ranging from aircraft engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and industrial products, we serve customers in more than 100 countries and employ more than 327,000 people worldwide.
GE is made up of four businesses, each of which includes a number of units aligned for growth. Our businesses fuel the global economy and improve people's lives. Our four global research centers attract the world's best technical minds. With more than 3,000 researchers working toward the next breakthrough, GE is positioned to continually innovate, invent and reinvent.
GE's financial results highlight our ability to deliver. In 2007, GE generated double-digit earnings and revenue growth ($173 billion in revenues and $22.5 billion of earnings).
GE traces its beginnings to Thomas A. Edison, who established Edison Electric Light Company in 1878. In 1892, a merger of Edison General Electric Company and Thomson-Houston Electric Company created General Electric Company. GE is the only company listed in the Dow Jones Industrial Index today that was also included in the original index in 1896.
At a Glance
Employees
Total worldwide:327,000 as of Dec 2007
Research
In 2007 GE invested $15 billion in the intellectual foundation of the Company.
This yielded 2,350 global patents, 10,000 managers trained to innovate, and intellectual property assets that span the globe.
R&D Budget
2007 GE total: ~$6 billion
2007 Global Research: $509 million
U.S. Patents
2007 GE total: 2,350 filed
2007 U.S. GE total: 986 filed
2007 GE Global Research: 242 filed
Total worldwide:327,000 as of Dec 2007
Research
In 2007 GE invested $15 billion in the intellectual foundation of the Company.
This yielded 2,350 global patents, 10,000 managers trained to innovate, and intellectual property assets that span the globe.
R&D Budget
2007 GE total: ~$6 billion
2007 Global Research: $509 million
U.S. Patents
2007 GE total: 2,350 filed
2007 U.S. GE total: 986 filed
2007 GE Global Research: 242 filed
Stockticker
GE is a common stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GE. For more information, please visit the Investor Relations section on the global site.
Ecomagination
Ecomagination is GE's bold commitment to imagine and build innovative solutions that solve today's environmental challenges and benefit customers and society at large. To learn more visit www.ge.com/ecomagination.
John F. Welch Leadership Center
Worldwide, GE invests about £500 million annually on training and education programs to develop some of the best leaders and some of the most widely practiced business techniques. The centerpiece of its commitment to excellence in leadership development is the John F. Welch Leadership Center at Crotonville, the world's first major corporate business school.
Community
GE applies its long-standing spirit of innovation and unique set of capabilities to take on tough challenges in our communities. In 2007, we dramatically expanded our signature programmes, Developing Health Globally™ and Developing Futures.™ Both programmes represent a $130-million commitment to impact the communities where employees work and live - and beyond. For more information about our philanthropy efforts, please visit the GE Foundation.
In 2007, GE ranked #1 in Chief Executive Magazine's survey on the "20 Best Companies for Leaders."
In 2007, GE ranked #4 in Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies in the World."
In 2007, GE ranked #4 in Business Week's "World's Most Innovative Companies" list, up from #6 in 2006.
In 2007, GE ranked #1 in Fortune's "Global Most Admired Companies" list for the seventh time in nine years.
In 2007, GE ranked among the top five in Barron's annual survey of the world's most respected companies.
Recognized as a "sustainability leader" by Dow Jones, GE is included in the 2007 Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
In 2007, GE ranked #4 in Fast Company's "Most Innovative Companies in the World."
In 2007, GE ranked #4 in Business Week's "World's Most Innovative Companies" list, up from #6 in 2006.
In 2007, GE ranked #1 in Fortune's "Global Most Admired Companies" list for the seventh time in nine years.
In 2007, GE ranked among the top five in Barron's annual survey of the world's most respected companies.
Recognized as a "sustainability leader" by Dow Jones, GE is included in the 2007 Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
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