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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana–Champaign
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst
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gptkbp:awardReceived
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gptkb:Manager_of_the_Century_(Fortune,_1999)
Financial Times Man of the Year (1999)
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1935-11-19
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Peabody,_Massachusetts,_United_States
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gptkbp:children
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4
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2020-03-01
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
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gptkbp:employer
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gptkb:General_Electric
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork
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gptkb:business
engineering
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:John_Francis_Welch_Jr.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John F. Welch Jr.
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gptkbp:knownFor
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leadership development
aggressive management style
downsizing and restructuring GE
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:netWorth
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$720 million (at retirement)
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Six Sigma implementation at GE
author of business books
transforming General Electric
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:business_executive
gptkb:engineer
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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Chairman and CEO of General Electric
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gptkbp:predecessor
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Reginald H. Jones
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Jane_Beasley
gptkb:Suzy_Wetlaufer
Carolyn Osburn
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Jeffrey_Immelt
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gptkbp:termEnd
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2001
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gptkbp:termStart
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1981
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:GE_Information_Services
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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