Business Briefing: General Electric
GENERAL ELECTRIC AUSTRALIA
Steven Sargent, Chief Executive Officer
Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Don't miss this great opportunity to hear from Steve Sargent, President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Australia and New Zealand.
Steve is responsible for all GE operations across energy, water, oil and gas, locomotives, aviation, healthcare and financial services in the region. Australia and NZ is one of GE’s largest and fastest growing global markets.
Since joining GE Capital in 1993 in New York, Steve has held several global leadership positions spanning the US, Europe and Asia. In 1999 he became Chief Quality Officer for GE Capital globally and then President and CEO for GE Commercial Finance, Europe. He returned to his home town of Sydney, Australia in 2003 to lead GE Capital Australia & New Zealand becoming President and CEO GE Capital Asia Pacific in 2009.
In 2008, Steve was appointed a Vice President and Officer of the General Electric Company, He is the first Australian to be appointed to this position.
Steve is a member of the Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan's Financial Sector Advisory Council and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Steve is a Director on the Board of American Chamber of Commerce and is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Bond University, Australia’s leading private university.