Rachel Duan

Duan was recently promoted to president & CEO of GE’s global growth organization, which makes her the first female and first non-American executive to ever head the organization. In her new role, she leads GE’s global growth in all international markets, including the Middle East, Latin America, China, India, Asia Pacific, Africa, and Central Europe. In the last year, Duan has established GE’s joint venture with Harbin Electric to manufacture and supply wind turbines to GE's customers in China. She also signed an investment agreement to build a GE offshore wind manufacturing base in Guangdong, China and obtained regulatory approval for a new fund dedicated to green energy infrastructure projects.

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