Jack Welch
Actor
- Born
- November 19, 1935, Peabody, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- March 1, 2020
- Age
- 84 years old
- Zodiac
- Scorpio
- Total works
- 1 movies, 1 TV shows
- Latest work
- Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing (2026)
- Genres
- Documentary
Jack Welch was an American business executive who served as chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) from 1981 to 2001. Under his leadership, GE's market value soared from $14 billion to $600 billion, making it the most valuable company globally by the end of his tenure. Welch led aggressive acquisitions, including RCA Corporation in 1986, and restructured GE to focus on business units that ranked first or second in their markets. His legacy has faced criticism, particularly regarding GE's reliance on financial services, which created challenges for the company after the 2008 financial crisis. Welch's severance payment of $417 million upon retirement was the largest in business history at that time.
