CEO Career Path Enabled by Six Sigma Quality

GE reaches into its deep bench of quality talent to staff its CEO position for the aviation division. ...

... "Joyce joined GE in 1980 as a product engineer and spent 15 years in design and development of GE's commercial and military engines. He also held positions in customer and product support and in quality as a Six Sigma Black Belt. He earned both bachelor's of science and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and holds a master's in business finance from Xavier University. Joyce succeeds Scott C. Donnelly, who has taken a position with Textron. " ...

Via GE Aviation: Joyce Named President and CEO

Six Sigma Security Improvement

GE applies Six Sigma principles in a scalable way to all of its processes that require improvement. In this case, the security group uses Six Sigma principles to lower risks. ...

... "Francis X. Taylor, CSO of General Electric, emphasized to an audience of security executives at the CSO Perspectives conference in March, you don't need to be a Six Sigma Black Belt to use its principles and benefit from the results. " ...

Via CIO: GE Six Sigma Security

Six Sigma Master BlackBelt

Uwe on Six Sigma ...

Jack Welch on Six Sigma Customer-focused Company

Jack Welch offers his perspective on how Six Sigma will make the enterprise more customer focused. ...

Customer Satisfaction Essential for GE Leader

GE's Steven Sargent shares his disciplined approach to customer service and life. ...

... "I do use the Six Sigma problem-solving DMAIC methodology - define the problem, measure data inputs, analyse the data, improve the process, control the process - to solve problems at work and at home ... " ...

Via The Age: GE Australia Leader

Regal Beloit Earnings Driven By Lean SixSigma

Regal-Beloit sees growth and sustains profitability through Lean Six Sigma, which helps the company increase margins. Regal-Beloit uses GE Six Sigma methods. ...

... "The Company's initiatives continued to gain traction and had a significant impact on the Company's performance. New products and acquisition growth fueled sales growth, while Lean Six Sigma helped support operating margins. Net sales increased 5.1% to $418.6 million from $398.3 million in the first quarter of 2006. " ...

Via Regal Beloit: 11% Earnings Per Share Increase on Strength of Industrial Markets

GE Six Sigma Creates Auto Industry Leaders

XPEL Technologies appoints Steven J. McAuley, GE Six Sigma business leader, as its new Chief Executive Officer. This GE veteran can leverage XPEL's product strengths and information technologies as a competitive advantage. ...

... "Prior to joining UAG, Mr. McAuley served as Managing Director and Corporate Officer for G.E. Fleet Services within the United Kingdom. During his tenure with G.E., he was responsible for assets of $900 million, annual revenues of $225 million, and a workforce of 350. Mr. McAuley has been six-sigma certified through the G.E. Corporation. " ...

Via XPEL: AUTO INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE JOINS XPEL AS CEO

SixSigma CEO: New Business Pedigree

Larry Ryan, PhD and Six Sigma-certified business leader, is named the new Chief Executive Officer of SulphCo. ...

... "Dr. Ryan comes to SulphCo from the General Electric Advanced Materials Division, where he led the Elastomers and RTV business. Dr. Ryan has a PhD from the University of Delaware, a Six-Sigma Blackbelt certification, and a long history of working with chemical process-dependent technologies. " ...

Via Yahoo! Finance: SulphCo Appoints New CEO and Chairman ...