Bangalore 29 October, 2007 --- General Electric's largest multi-disciplinary center outside of the US, The John F. Welch Technology Center (JFWTC), has announced the appointment of Rajagopalan (Raj) Raghavan as its Human Resources Leader.
In his new role as HR leader for GE-JFWTC, Raj will be responsible for all aspects of Human Resources and Communications for the center.
Prior to joining GE-JFWTC, Raj was the HR Leader for Global Services in India at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. Raj is not new to GE, he spent six years with GE Capital International Services (now Genpact), leading HR for the Hyderabad site which had the enviable combination of the highest employee survey scores, lowest attrition and highest employee referrals percentage.
Raj is a seasoned HR professional with over 20 years in various aspects of Human Resource Management. His experience spans a wide range of expertise including Organization Development and Training, client HR for Sales and IT and HR leadership of large organizations.
Raj holds degrees in Economics from the University of Madras and Personnel Management & Industrial Relations from the Madras School of Social Work
About The John F. Welch Technology Center The John F. Welch Technology Centre (JFWTC), Bangalore is General Electric's (GE) first and largest integrated multidisciplinary Research and Development Center outside the US. Engineers, The center works on global technology and engineering programs that is shaping the future of almost all GE businesses including energy, aviation, transportation, consumer and industrial and Healthcare. The centre is also engaged in working on specific programs for the Indian market.
GE-JFWTC, the $120 million state-of-the-art facility is GE's hub for technology, research and innovation. Scientists, researchers and engineers work in virtual teams with their counterparts worldwide, in areas like Electromagnetic Analytics, Composite Material Design, Color Technology, Additive Technology, Non-Destructive Evaluation, Corrosion Technology, MEMS, Molecular Modeling, Power Electronics, Analysis Technologies, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Engineering Analysis.
Close to 3500 scientists, researchers and engineers work on GE's global technology initiatives at GE-JFWTC, and help create game-changing technologies and innovations to ensure GE's growth and leadership.
About GE Energy GE Energy ( www.ge.com/energy) is one of the world's leading suppliers of power generation and energy delivery technologies, with 2006 revenue of $19 billion. Based in Atlanta, Ga., GE Energy works in all areas of the energy industry including coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy; renewable resources such as water, wind, solar and biogas; and other alternative fuels. Numerous GE Energy products are certified under ecomagination, GE's corporate-wide initiative to aggressively bring to market new technologies that will help customers meet pressing environmental challenges.
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