Bill Conaty - 1000Kitap

Bill Conaty spent 40 years with GE before retiring at the end of 2007. As Senior Vice President for Human Resources from 1993 to 2007, he has long been recognized as a world leader in his field. In 2008 he joined Clayton, Dubilier, and Rice as an Advisory Partner. A native of Binghamton, New York, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Bryant University in Rhode Island. After graduating from a three-year management program at GE and serving in the military, he held management positions in a number of GE operations including Aerospace, Rail, and Aircraft Engines. In 1990, he was elected a company officer and became Vice President for Human Resources at GE Aircraft Engines. Just three years later, he was selected by Jack Welch to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Human Resources with responsibility for over 320,000 employees worldwide. He served Welch for eight years and Jeff Immelt for six years before retiring.