The General Electric Co. (GE)

The General Electric Company is a multinational American services and technology conglomerate incorporated in the state of New York. This company is the world's second largest company in terms of market capitalization. GE was founded in 1878 in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
GE has six strong businesses aligned to grow with the market trends of today and tomorrow. This is not by chance, it is a result of the considered and strategic investment in each business over time and ahead of external realities.
Headquarters GE - Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Revenue - US $163.391 billion (2006). Net income - US $20.829 billion (2006). (NYSE: GE)

1. GE Commercial Finance

GE Commercial Finance is one of General Electric's largest "growth engines". With lending products, growth capital, revolving lines of credit, equipment leasing of every kind, cash flow programs, asset financing, and more, GE Commercial Finance plays a key role for client businesses in over 35 countries. The industries served include healthcare, manufacturing, fleet management, communications, construction, energy, aviation, infrastructure and equipment, as well as many others. GE Commercial Finance has assets of over US $232 billion and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
Michael A. Neal - Vice President, General Electric Company; President and CEO, GE Commercial Finance.
2006 Revenue: $23.8 billion.  2006 Profit: 17% (%vol).  Number of Employees: ~22,000.

Business Units

- Capital Solutions
- Corporate Financial Services
- Healthcare Financial Services
- Real Estate

GE Commercial Finance Fact Sheet - http://www.ge.com/company/businesses/factsheets/commercialfinance.html
GE Commercial Finance Web Site - http://www.gecommercialfinance.com/

2. GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare is dedicated to helping company partners in healthcare predict, diagnose, inform and treat disease earlier than ever. Discover how company are ushering in a new era of healthcare through medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring and life-support systems, disease research, drug discovery and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is dedicated to predicting and detecting disease earlier, monitoring its progress and informing physicians, helping them to tailor individual treatment for individual patients.
Headquartered in the UK. Principal manufacturing, R&D and administration facilities in USA, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, India and China. Sales and marketing operations in more than 100 countries.
Joseph M. Hogan - President and CEO GE Healthcare.
2006 Revenue: $16.6 billion.  2006 Profit: 18% (%vol).  Number of Employees: ~45,000

Business Units:

- Diagnostic Imaging
- Global Services
- Clinical Systems
- Life Sciences
- Medical Diagnostics
- Integrated IT Solutions
- Interventional, Cardiology and Surgery

GE Healthcare Fact Sheet - http://www.ge.com/company/businesses/factsheets/healthcare.html
GE Healthcare Web Site - http://www.gehealthcare.com/worldwide.html

3. GE Industrial

Automation systems, plastics and security and sensing technology. GE Industrial also offers equipment leasing, as well as management and operating services.
Lloyd G. Trotter - Vice Chairman, GE President and CEO GE Industrial.
2006 Revenue: $33.5 billion.  2006 Profit: 5% (%vol).  Number of Employees: ~85,000.

Business Units:

- Consumer & Industrial
- Electrical Distribution
- Equipment Services
- GE Fanuc
- Inspection Technologies
- Plastics
- Security
- Sensing - http://www.gesensing.com/

GE Industrial Fact Sheet - http://www.ge.com/company/businesses/factsheets/industrial.html

4. GE Infrastructure

GE Infrastructure is one of the world's leading providers of essential technologies to developed, developing and emerging countries. Through products and services in aviation, energy, oil and gas, transportation and water and process technologies, GE is helping to develop the infrastructure of countries all over the world. GE Infrastructure provides aviation financing as well as energy and water investing, lending and leasing.
John G. Rice - Vice Chairman GE, President and CEO GE Infrastructure.
2006 Revenue: $47.4 billion.  2006 Profit: 16% (%vol).  Number of Employees: ~85,000.

Business Units:

- Aviation
- Commercial Aviation Services
- Energy
- Energy Financial Services
- Oil & Gas
- Transportation
- Water & Process Technologies

GE Infrastructure Fact Sheet - http://www.ge.com/company/businesses/factsheets/infrastructure.html

5. GE Money

Company have provided home loans, insurance, credit cards, personal loans and other financial services for more than 130 million people. GE Money, formerly known as GE Consumer Finance, is a leading provider of banking and credit services to consumers, retailers, auto dealers and mortgage lenders in approximately 50 countries around the world. GE Money offers a broad range of financial products and is a truly global company, with 75% of its net income generated outside of the United States.
David R. Nissen - President and CEO GE Money.
2006 Revenue: $21.7 billion.  2006 Profit: 15% (%vol).   Number of Employees: ~50,000.

Business Units:

- Americas
- Europe, Middle East & Africa
- Asia Pacific

GE Money Fact Sheet - http://www.ge.com/company/businesses/factsheets/money.html
GE Money Web Site - http://www.gemoney.com/

6. NBC Universal

NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies, developing, producing and marketing film, television, news, sports and special events to a huge global audience. NBC is America's Olympic Network, and company are pleased to broadcast this legendary, global event through 2012.

Business Units:

- Networks
- Cable
- Film
- Parks & Resorts

NBC Universal Fact Sheet - http://www.ge.com/company/businesses/factsheets/nbcu.html
NBC Universal Web Site - http://www.nbcuni.com/

GE has paid a dividend each quarter for over one hundred years. In addition, GE's dividends have been raised for 31 consecutive years.