John Francis Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American business executive, chemical engineer, and writer. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) between 1981 and 2001. When Welch retired from GE, he received a severance payment of $417 million, the largest such payment in business history up to that point. [1] .

Oct 31, 2022 · As the head of General Electric, he fired people in vast numbers and turned the manufacturing behemoth into a financial house of cards. Why was he so revered? Corporate excellence, Welch...

Mar 3, 2020 · Jack Welch was heralded by many as the greatest leader of his era. As CEO of General Electric from 1981 to 2001, he transformed it from a company known for appliances and lightbulbs to a...

Jan 31, 2025 · Jack Welch was the chair and chief executive of General Electric (GE) from 1981 to 2001. Welch closed factories, laid-off workers, and presented a vision of growing fast in a...

Mar 2, 2020 · BOSTON (AP) — Jack Welch, who transformed General Electric Co. into a highly profitable multinational conglomerate and parlayed his legendary business acumen into a retirement career as a corporate leadership guru, has died.

Mar 2, 2020 · Jack Welch, who led General Electric through two decades of extraordinary corporate prosperity and became the most influential business manager of his generation, died on Sunday at his home...

Mar 2, 2020 · Jack Welch, the former chairman and CEO of General Electric, whose business prowess catapulted the company to the most valuable in the world and made him a household name, has died,...

John F. Welch, Jr.—who went by the name Jack—was among America's most recognized and controversial chief executives. During his 41 years at General Electric (GE) Welch rose from his position as an entry-level junior engineer to become the company's youngest vice president and later its youngest CEO and chairman.

Mar 2, 2020 · Jack Welch, who transformed GE into America’s most valuable company over 20 years at the helm of the industrial conglomerate, has died at the age of 84.

Mar 2, 2020 · Jack Welch, the former CEO of General Electric, has died at age 84. His death was announced on Monday by his wife, Suzy. The cause of death was renal failure, she told The New...