PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2005--GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), has joined Greater Philadelphia Cares to help improve literacy in local elementary schools through a $100,000 grant from the GE Foundation to Greater Philadelphia Cares' Reading STARS program.
October 12, 2005 -- COLUMBUS, OH - The GE90-115B composite fan blade was honored as Best of Show at the American Composites Manufacturers Association's Awards for Composites Excellence. The Best of Show award is given to the entry that exhibits excellence in design, engineering, manufacturing, market significance, creativity, process innovation and use of composite materials.
Last year, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City acquired one of our GE90 jet engine fan blades. It was placed on view in the new Architecture and Design galleries.
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2005年10月12日------通用电气（GE）公司今天宣布任命庞德明先生（Steve Bertamini）担任GE中国有限公司董事长兼首席执行官，接替已担任此职务四年的孙礼达 (Steve Schneider)。
在此之前，庞德明是GE澳大利亚和新西兰的首席执行官，和GE金融亚洲区总裁。
GE公司董事长兼首席执行官杰夫.伊梅尔特在同时发布的任命书中说："我要感谢孙礼达对GE中国的贡献，以及过去13年中对GE亚洲业务的贡献。在他的领导下，我们在中国这一重要并高速增长的市场打下了极好的基础。
GE国际业务总裁纳尼.贝加利说："庞德明和他的团队将引领我们的中国业务加速增长。他们有非常强劲的业务发展势头。我相信，庞德明的领导能力和他的业务拓展经验将保证我们在中国市场持续增长。"
庞德明表示："GE正继续将自己定位于中国的战略合作伙伴，在这样一个激动人心的时刻来到中国令我倍感荣幸。我们将保持我们的工作重点，继续与中国政府、客户和员工建立伙伴关系，在中国市场保持高速业务增长。"
庞德明1986年加入GE，在GE金融集团担任不同职位。1993年，他来到香港创立GE消费者金融亚洲业务，并于1994年担任GE消费者金融亚洲区总经理。
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2005--GE today announced that Todd Emro has been named to lead all petrochemical sales and services activities associated with the company's Rail Services unit. Mr. Emro will be responsible for providing commercial leadership and driving customer loyalty programs for this growing segment of the business.
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FRA Approves Historic Regulation for Passenger Train Speed
Chicago, Ill. -- October 11, 2005 -- The trip for Amtrak passengers in Michigan will be faster after an historic Federal Railroad Administration approval to increase passenger train speed to 95 mph on Amtrak's service in Michigan.
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GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2005--Addressing customer need for low-viscosity, high-performance prepolymers without added plasticizers, GE Advanced Materials-Silicones has introduced SPUR+* Y-15735 LM prepolymer, the low modulus member of a new family of next-generation silylated polyurethane resins for adhesives, sealants, and coatings applications. GE's SPUR+ prepolymers offer exceptional adhesion to a wide range of porous and non-porous substrates: metals, glass, ceramics, and plastics - even wet, primerless concrete.
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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2005--The Helena, a recently constructed 38-story residential apartment building in New York City, features GE Energy's solar power technology. Designed and installed on a turnkey basis by altPOWER, Inc., the solar electric systems, including GE's solar cells and modules, are now in full operation.
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Mumbai, October 7, 2005 -- GE Commercial Aviation Services (GECAS) today announced an agreement to lease two Airbus A320 narrow body aircraft to Air Deccan, one of India's established low-cost airlines.
The aircraft are scheduled for delivery to Air Deccan in January 2006. They are part of an early return agreement reached with U.S. Airways in May 2005.