The founder of the company is a great inventor: Thomas Edison. General Electric (GE) is the largest diversified service company in the world, and also a supplier of high-quality, high-tech industries and consumer goods. Somewhere in the world, a plane powered by the engine of General Electric Company takes off every four seconds, and every second, a medical worker is using the medical equipment of General Electric Company to diagnose diseases for patients. From the famous Statue of Liberty to the Great Hall of the People in China, Ge Lighting illuminates a different sky; From Procter & Gamble's shampoo, Bora's dashboard, to the slide of Turin Winter Olympics, GE's advanced materials can be seen everywhere. Even our favorite American TV series Friends comes from NBC, a subsidiary of General Electric. This is GE Company, a hero behind the scenes that we have dreamed of all our lives. The history of General Electric can be traced back to the inventor Thomas Edison. /kloc-founded Edison electric company in 0/878, and 1892 merged with Thomson-Houston electric company to form General Electric Company (GE). GE is the only company in Dow Jones Industrial Average 1896 that is still on the list of this index. Today, GE operates in more than 65,438+000 countries and has nearly 365,438+05,000 employees worldwide. Its 1 1 business departments cover energy, medical care, transportation, high-tech materials, consumer and industrial products, infrastructure, television media, financial services and other fields. With its enduring performance, GE has won this award for seven consecutive years. Mr. Jeff Immelt, the current chairman and CEO of General Electric, was named the best manager in 2004 by Fortune, an authoritative American business magazine. Just like Dragon's corporate logo, GE has an indissoluble bond with China. As early as 1906, GE began to develop its trade with China, and it was one of the most active and influential foreign companies in China at that time. Up to now, all industrial product groups of GE have started business in China, with more than 65,438+02,000 employees and 40 operating entities. In 2003, GE's third global R&D center was established in Shanghai, with a total investment of over1500 million USD. In 2005, GE will realize its first 5X5 plan in China, with sales of $5 billion and purchases of $5 billion. The rising China is becoming an important part of GE's global strategy. As the five rings of the 2008 Olympic Games will be fixed in Beijing, GE Company, which has just become one of the global partners of the 2005-20 12 Olympic Games, is "mother plus father" with China. The rapid infrastructure construction in Beijing and China coincides with GE's diversified business. As a long-term strategic partner of China, Ge is looking forward to fully supporting the Olympic construction, and is also eager to make tangible contributions to the Olympic Movement in China. On February 24th, 2005, Ge will officially become the first designated sponsor of an internationally renowned multinational company to support the China Winter Project, and "tie the knot" with the Chinese figure skating team. Just as excellent leaders and employees are behind the success of an enterprise, Ge deeply understands that behind the gold medal are the efforts of excellent coaches and players. Just like GE's global slogan "Dreams Open the Future", GE hopes to open the dream of winning the China Figure Skating Winter Olympics and the dream of taking off the China Figure Skating Winter Olympics through cooperation with the Chinese figure skating team. It will also bring the Olympic spirit and the outstanding leadership and innovative spirit of the Chinese figure skating team represented by head coach Yao Bin to employees and customers, share the journey of approaching the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics and look forward to the joy of success together. At the beginning of 2005, GE officially embarked on the journey of Olympic global partnership. Just after the Spring Festival, the Chinese figure skating team will also enter the journey of preparing for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Whether it's a stadium or a modern office, we have reason to believe that after a year of cooperation, today will be the next victory.