General Electric's Internationalization under Jack Welch (1981-2000)

1. Jack Welch becomes GE chairman and CEO

   Apr 1, 1981Labels: Jack Welch, General Electric

   • Britannica
   • Jack Welch

2. GE announces purchase of RCA (including NBC)

   Dec 11, 1985Labels: RCA, NBC

   • Washington Post
   • UPI

3. GE takes control of Kidder, Peabody

   Apr 24, 1986Labels: Kidder Peabody, GE Capital

   • Washington Post
   • SEC

4. GE completes its merger with RCA

   Jun 9, 1986Labels: RCA, NBC

   • UPI

5. GE expands financial services under GE Capital name

   Jan 1, 1988Labels: GE Capital, General Electric

   • SEC filing
   • GE Capital

6. GE buys majority stake in Hungary’s Tungsram

   Jan 1, 1990Labels: Tungsram, Hungary

   • Tungsram
   • Lamp Co

7. GE agrees to sell Kidder to PaineWebber

   Oct 18, 1994Labels: Kidder Peabody, PaineWebber

   • LA Times
   • SEC

8. Welch makes Six Sigma a GE-wide priority

   Jan 1, 1995Labels: Six Sigma, Jack Welch

   • Six Sigma
   • Forbes

9. GE starts GE Capital International Services in India

   Jan 1, 1997Labels: GECIS, India

   • Genpact
   • BusinessToday

10. EU blocks GE’s planned acquisition of Honeywell

    Jul 3, 2001Labels: European Commission, Honeywell

    • CNN
    • Honeywell

11. Welch retires; Jeffrey Immelt succeeds him

    Sep 1, 2001Labels: Jeffrey Immelt, Jack Welch

    • Jack Welch
    • Jack Welch

12. GE’s Welch-era conglomerate model ends in breakup

    Apr 2, 2024Labels: GE breakup, General Electric

    • AP News
    • Investopedia