Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Jeff Immelt: Among the World’s Most Powerful


The chief executive of multi-national General Electric, Jeff Immelt, is turning out as one of the world’s most powerful individual. It is an often overlooked fact that businesses can greatly influence public policy and decision making.

For GE that prides of AAA rating, it is one of only six U.S. companies that hold the distinction. Such credential can be converted into a huge advantage against any of its competitors for it to gain more profits. With GE’s wide breadth of products – ranging from locomotives, health equipment, turbines, etc. – not that many competitors can hold out a face to face confrontation.

Immelt also once headed the Business Council, the group of top executives that has a big say in the formulation of government policy, and on the board of the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

In 2008, Immelt was heralded in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Immelt has surely made an impact in people’s lives through his achievements with GE.

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