Lorraine Bolsinger
Lorraine Bolsinger leads ecomagination, GE’s initiative to align the Company’s growth strategy with global environmental challenges such as the need for cleaner, more efficient sources of energy, reduced emissions and abundant sources of clean water. Ms. Bolsinger manages the entire program across GE, uniting marketing, sales, and environment, health and safety leaders to drive customer engagement, revenue growth and savings within the Company. In 2007, she was named one of the Wall Street Journal’s “50 Women to Watch.”
Says GE Chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt: “Lorraine is a 27-year GE veteran, the former head of marketing, sales and product management for one of our most important businesses, and a corporate officer who understands how research, innovation, and meeting global customer demand are key to GE's future growth. In Lorraine, GE, our customers and our shareowners have ecomagination’s ideal leader.”
Ms. Bolsinger expands relationships with strategic customers through partnership programs focused on new technology, enterprise selling, and promotion; partners with GE’s Global Research organization to assess advanced technology projects for commercialization opportunities; coordinates with the company’s network of senior country executives to develop ecomagination platforms tailored to meet their country’s unique needs; and liaises with governments and non-governmental organizations around the world to address the interests of the company and the communities where it operates.
Ms. Bolsinger joined the company in 1981, serving at GE Energy, GE Aerospace and GE Aviation for more than 25 years with experience in the power generation, oil and gas, defense, marine, and aviation transport industries. In 1999 she was named a GE Officer. Ms. Bolsinger graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Biomechanical Engineering.