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    Jack Welch, Legendary CEO Of General Electric, Dead At 84

    Welch, dubbed "manager of the century" in 1999 by Fortune magazine, grew GE into an industrial powerhouse. During his reign, the company's market value skyrocketed to $410 billion from $12 billion.
    by Avie Schneider Mar 02, 2020 1 minute
    Jack Welch served as General Electric's chief executive from 1981-2001. During his reign, the company's market value skyrocketed to $410 billion from $12 billion.

    Jack Welch, the larger-than-life chief executive who grew General Electric into an industrial powerhouse, has died. He was 84.

    During his reign from 1981-2001, the company's marketmagazine dubbed him "manager of the century" in 1999.

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