For other people named Jack Welch, see Jack Welch (disambiguation).
Jack Welch
Welch in 2012
Born
John Francis Welch Jr.
(1935-11-19)November 19, 1935
Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
March 1, 2020(2020-03-01) (aged 84)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Massachusetts Amherst (BS) University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (MS, PhD)
Occupations
Business executive
chemical engineer
writer
Title
Chairman & CEO of General Electric (1981–2001)
Political party
Republican
Spouses
Carolyn B. Osburn
(m. 1959; div. 1987)
Jane Beasley
(m. 1989; div. 2003)
Suzy Wetlaufer
(m. 2004)
Children
4
John Francis Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American business executive, chemical engineer, and writer. He was Chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE) between 1981 and 2001.
When Welch retired from GE, he received a severance payment of $417 million, the largest such payment in business history up to that point.[1]
In 2006, Welch's net worth was estimated at $720 million.[2]
^Green, Jeff (June 6, 2013). "Jumbo Severance Packages for Top CEOs Are Growing". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved July 10, 2014.[dead link]
^Storrs, Francis (March 2006). "The 50 Wealthiest Bostonians". Boston magazine. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
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