Lloyd G. Trotter named GE Vice Chairman, will lead Industrial

General Electric Company announced the appointment of Lloyd G. Trotter to head GE's Industrial, a $35 billion business expected to grow earnings in 2006. Trotter was also named GE vice chairman, the first African American to hold this position. For the past year, Trotter has been executive vice president, Operations, reporting directly to GE Company Chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt. In this role, he led efforts to lower structural cost, improve operational excellence across GE and achieve world-class excellence in GE's supply chain.

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