Jeffrey Immelt | Financial Times

Thursday, 13 December, 2018

Wednesday, 3 October, 2018

John Gapper

General Electric has too much imagination

The conglomerate became better at marketing itself than at managing its business

Tuesday, 2 October, 2018

AnalysisIndustrial goods

GE’s dealmaking and outlay to M&A advisers questioned

Industrial conglomerate has paid more than $6bn to Wall Street bankers since 2000

Monday, 1 October, 2018

Energy sector

Culp’s appointment at GE heralds deeper cost cuts

New chief executive’s top task will be fixing the company’s power division

Monday, 1 October, 2018

Instant InsightAndrew Hill

Is the General Electric era coming to an end?

Appointment of an outsider as chief signals the depth of the group’s distress

Friday, 29 June, 2018

FT CollectionsReinventing business

General Electric goes back to basics

John Flannery is unravelling many of the deals signed by the two previous chief executives

Tuesday, 26 June, 2018

AnalysisIndustrial goods

Breaking up is easy to do. Now GE must execute

John Flannery’s focus shifts to improving the performance of the remaining businesses

Wednesday, 6 June, 2018

LexIPOs

Athenahealth: pros before bros Premium

Boards better sort out leadership before a hedge fund does it for them

Thursday, 24 May, 2018

Industrials

GE chief warns against quick-fix expectations

Investors react badly to message about a ‘journey’ towards decentralised group of businesses

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Tuesday, 13 March, 2018

Industrial goods

Immelt had 72% pay cut after plunging profits hit GE

Retired chief executive bowed out on a share price low

Wednesday, 7 February, 2018

Companies

Former GE chief Jeff Immelt picked to chair athenahealth board

Monday, 29 January, 2018

Industrial goods

GE is a rare loser from US tax reform

Company with ‘the Harvard of tax departments’ admits it will have to pay more

Friday, 26 January, 2018

Financial services

GE’s insurance liabilities return to haunt investors

Spun-off unit paid $219m to settle suit over long-term care policies

Monday, 22 January, 2018

Andrew Hill

Who is responsible for the mess at GE?

A break-up is thinkable, but it may not be sensible

Wednesday, 17 January, 2018

The FT ViewUS manufacturing

A GE break-up is not the end of the conglomerate

A much maligned business structure still persists, with some reason

Wednesday, 17 January, 2018

AnalysisIndustrial goods

GE break-up unlikely to reveal pot of gold

Full or partial spin-offs might add little or nothing to value, say analysts

Tuesday, 21 November, 2017

Business School InsiderMBA

Succession planning does not always pay off

The process is fragile and fraught — as MBA students learn

Wednesday, 15 November, 2017

John Gapper

Flannery’s GE may not hold together long

If the company becomes a mechanism for allocating capital, it has lost its soul

Monday, 13 November, 2017

Industrials

GE boss unveils dividend cut and $20bn asset sales

Flannery to sell historic lighting and locomotive units as cash concerns mount

Sunday, 12 November, 2017

Taming technology

GE and Siemens: power pioneers flying too far from the sun

The two industrial titans are struggling to cope with the disruption to their business models from wind and solar

Thursday, 2 November, 2017

InterviewInnovation

Eric Ries: the reluctant start-up guru

His ‘Lean Startup’ theories have spread from Silicon Valley to Wall Street

Monday, 23 October, 2017

Companies

Arconic names Charles Blankenship new chief executive

Friday, 20 October, 2017

The FT ViewLeadership

GE steps into an uncertain future

The recent history of the industrial titan holds lessons for all company leaders

Sunday, 8 October, 2017

Industrial goods

Flannery sends cost-cutting signal at GE with shake-up

Exits of three senior executives follows pressure over group’s performance

Friday, 6 October, 2017

Food & Beverage

GE finance chief to depart at end of the year amid shake-up

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