FAIRFIELD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2005--GE today announces the appointment of a new company officer.
John L. Flannery, 44, is President & CEO, Commercial Finance, Asia, a component of GE Commercial Finance. Flannery has had a variety of roles with increasing responsibility within GE Commercial Finance since he began with the company in 1987. Prior to his current role, Flannery was leader of the Bank Loan Group within Commercial Finance. In March 2002, Flannery was named President & CEO, GE Equity and in July 1997, Flannery was named Senior Vice President and Manager of Latin America for GE Equity. Prior to his GE Equity assignments Flannery had a number of assignments in GE Commercial Finance's leveraged finance business.
Flannery received his MBA from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania in 1987 and his B.S. in Finance from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1983.
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