GE Commercial Finance Names Michael E. Chen as President and CEO of Global Media & Communications.NORWALK, Conn. -- GE Commercial Finance has named Michael E. Chen to the position of president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of its Global Media & Communications business unit. With over $7 billion in assets, Global Media & Communications represents a one-stop source for the comprehensive range of GE's debt and equity financing services offered to the telecommunications, media, technology (TMT TMT 1 Tarsometatarsal 2 Thermomechanical treatment 3 Treatment, see there ) and entertainment & sports marketplace. Chen succeeds Robert V. Stefanowski, who was recently named president and CEO for GE Commercial Finance - Corporate Financial Services Europe. "We are pleased to welcome Michael into this important leadership role," said Michael A. Gaudino, president and CEO, GE Commercial Finance - Corporate Financial Services. "Michael's customer relationship skills and leadership experience will help GE's Global Media & Communications business continue its terrific growth." Chen most recently held the position of general manager for Global Airports & US Aviation for GE's Aviation Financial Services business (GECAS GECAS General Electric Commercial Aviation Services ). Previously he was managing director, Sales-North America, for GECAS. He joined GE's aviation financing business in 1994 as vice president of Risk Management, North America, and prior to GE was with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) for nine years working in finance, marketing and product management. Chen earned an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration in Finance from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University and a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. . He was named one of the top customer relationship individuals in the country in the latest book "Secrets of Great Rainmakers" by best-selling author Jeffrey Fox. About GE Commercial Finance - Global Media & Communications With over $7 billion in assets and offices in Atlanta, Beverly Hills, Boston, Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, Norwalk, Palo Alto and San Francisco, Global Media & Communications represents a one-stop source for the comprehensive range of GE's debt and equity financing services offered to the telecom, media, technology (TMT) and entertainment & sports marketplace. For more information, please visit www.gegmc.com. About GE Commercial Finance GE Commercial Finance, which offers businesses around the globe an array of financial products and services, has assets of over $206 billion and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut. GE (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GE) is Imagination at Work - a diversified technology, media and financial services company focused on solving some of the world's toughest problems. GE serves customer in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit the company's website at www.ge.com. |
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