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GE Aviation Systems Names Lorraine Bolsinger as President and CEO;
ecomagination Names Steve Fludder to VP Post
(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt has named Lorraine Bolsinger president
and CEO of GE Aviation Systems.
Immelt also announced that Steve Fludder has been named head of
ecomagination, GE's sustainable business strategy, succeeding Bolsinger.
Bolsinger joined GE in 1981 on the Technical Marketing Program with
assignments in Steam and Gas Turbine Sales and Application Engineering.
She then joined Aerospace where she held several project management
roles. She also brings experience at Aviation Military Systems and
Energy aeroderivatives, where she rose to general manager. In 1996 she
rejoined Military Systems as VP and general manager, Military Marketing
& Marine Engines. In 1999 she was promoted to VP, Product Management,
for Services, proceeding to VP and general manager, Market Development
& Sales, for Services, and, in 2003, was named VP, Marketing, for
Aviation.
"Over three years, Lorraine Bolsinger grew a strategic initiative to a
scale of remarkable substance and meaning with GE customers, employees
and global stakeholders," Immelt said. "Lorraine's visionary
leadership, enthusiasm and keen customer focus, combined with expertise
in aviation, will now propel our growing Aviation Systems business to
new heights."
Fludder joined GE Aircraft Engines as a design engineer and rose to
lead GE's regional jet engine program. In 1994, Fludder moved to Asia
for a series of start-up and growth roles across multiple GE
businesses. In 1994 he launched GE Aircraft Engine's Marine &
Industrial business across Asia. In 1998 he led GE Energy Services'
business in north Asia. Fludder was appointed General Manager of GE
Energy Services for the Northeast USA in 1999. He returned to Shanghai
in 2002 to lead the start up of GE Wind Energy in Asia. In 2003 he was
promoted to CEO of GE Energy in China, based in Beijing, and led the
phenomenal growth of GE's Energy and Oil & Gas businesses in this
strategic market. In 2006 he was appointed VP of sales for GE Water &
Process Technologies, and in 2007 he relocated the global commercial
headquarters of this business to Dubai to drive international growth
for this GE platform.
"Steve is the epitome of today's global GE leader, having started up
and grown multiple GE businesses across Asia and the Middle East, where
GE is seeing massive growth," Immelt said. "Steve is uniquely suited to
lead ecomagination. With his broad career spanning our portfolio of
leading technologies and his deep experience driving partnerships and
growth in emerging markets Steve is the right leader to take
ecomagination global to emerging markets that need sustainable
solutions more than ever."
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