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"You don't get succession candidates if you don't start with a pipeline."1 - Gestrude G. Michelson, an outside director, GE, in April 2002. The Successor
The three candidates for the top spot at GE were Immelt, W. James McNerney (McNerney),
CEO of GE Aircraft Engines, and Robert L.Nardelli (Nardelli), president and
CEO of GE Power Systems.
Many Wall Street analysts believed Welch was one of the most important and influential business leaders of the 20th century, and clearly Immelt would have to work hard to match the performance of his predecessor. Succession Planning at GE - Next Page>>
1] "Grow Your Own CEO," www.boardmember.com,
March/April 2002. |
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