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• Alumnus Jack Welch, former General Electric CEO, dies at 84

  Mar 2, 2020 1:45 pm by Diana YatesAlumni
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  Welch became a chemical engineer at GE immediately after completing his doctorate at Illinois. He was named chairman and CEO in 1981 at the age of 45. He remained at the helm for the next 20 years.

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