Jeffrey Immelt (2nd L), Chairman and CEO of General Electric, speaks outside of the West Wing alongside Paul Volcker (L), chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, after the board's first quarterly meeting with US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, DC, May 20, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

Jeffrey Immelt (2nd L), Chairman and CEO of General Electric, speaks outside of the West Wing alongside Paul Volcker (L), chairman of the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, after the board's first quarterly meeting with US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, DC, May 20, 2009.

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  1. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker holds a pen as he participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  2. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker arrives at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  3. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  4. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  5. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  6. WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 24: Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from Mr. Volcker on his perspective of financial systemic risk and resolution issues.
  7. In this photo relesed by General Electric, GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt unveils GE Healthcare's new Vscan, a pocket-sized ultrasound device, at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009.
  8. Workers recycle metal on the site of Virtua Health's Vorhees replacement hospital in Vorhees, New Jersey November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  9. Virtua Health's Vorhees replacement hospital is currently under construction in Vorhees, New Jersey November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  10. Virtua Health's vice president Barry Graf (R) and management engineeer Tejas Gandhi stand in a mock maternity room for the Vorhees replacement hospital at the Virtua Health facility in Vorhees, New Jersey November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  11. Virtua Health's vice president of ambulatory services and strategic partnerships Terry Ricca speaks during an interview at the Virtua Health facility in Vorhees, New Jersey November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  12. A nurse feeds a baby in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Virtua Health facility in Vorhees, New Jersey, November 19, 2009. Virtua Health, a suburban Philadelphia hospital chain, had a problem. Scheduled caesarean sections were running behind schedule -- from one to two hours on a good day to as much as eight to 10 when things really got backed up. Enter General Electric Co. The largest U.S. conglomerate is bringing its corporate arsenal of efficiency tools, like Six Sigma with its "black belt" experts who make factories run more smoothly, to the world of white coats and stethoscopes. They are the ones who helped Virtua clean up its scheduling mess. Picture taken November 19, 2009. To match Special Report USA-HEALTHCARE/GE.
  13. US President Barack Obama (L) talks about Jeff Immelt (R), Chairman & CEO, General Electric (GE), during meetings with the President�s Economic Recovery Advisory Board (PERAB) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 2, 2009. Seated alongside Obama are: John Doerr (2nd L), partner at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers and Richard L. Trumka (2nd R), president, AFL-CIO.
  14. General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt speaks at the WEB 2.0 summit in San Francisco, California October 20, 2009. Immelt said he was "totally OK" with keeping control of NBC Universal, the TV and movie entertainment house now reportedly a takeover target for top U.S. cable operator Comcast.
  15. Jeff Immelt, GE and Brian Roberts, Comcast announce definitive agreement to form a joint venture to create a leading entertainment company.
  16. In this Nov. 15, 2009 photo released by General Electric via Business Wire, General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt, right center, and Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC) President Lin Zuoming, shake hands at an announcement in Beijing, China. General Electric's aviation unit is teaming with AVIC to develop and market electronic systems for commercial aircraft customers, including the C919 narrow-body aircraft that China hopes will compete with jets made by industry giants Boeing and Airbus.

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