John

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John is the given first name of Jack Welch, the influential former CEO of General Electric known for his aggressive management style and corporate restructuring.

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instanceOf business executive
human
academicDegree Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering
PhD in chemical engineering
awardReceived Manager of the Century (Fortune magazine, 1999)
birthName John Francis Welch Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1935-11-19
dateOfDeath 2020-03-01
educatedAt University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
University of Massachusetts Amherst
employer General Electric
General Electric
surface form: General Electric Plastics Division
endTime 2001-09-07
familyName Welch
fieldOfWork corporate leadership
management
gender male
givenName John self-linksurface differs
hasChild 4 children
industry conglomerate
influenced corporate management practices worldwide
influencedBy Peter Drucker
knownFor aggressive management style
corporate restructuring at General Electric
implementing performance-based ranking of employees
leading General Electric as CEO from 1981 to 2001
significant increase in GE’s market value during his tenure
languageSpoken English
nickname Jack
notableWork Jack: Straight from the Gut
Winning
occupation author
business executive
chemical engineer
placeOfBirth Peabody, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
positionHeld Chairman and CEO of General Electric
Vice Chairman of General Electric
Vice President of General Electric
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
spouse Carolyn Osburn NERFINISHED
Jane Beasley
Suzanne McCarron
Suzy Wetlaufer
startTime 1981-04-01

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Jack Welch givenName John
John givenName John self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Jack Welch