Jack Welch Biography, Age, Weight, Height, Friend, Like, Affairs, Favourite, Birthdate & Other

John Francis Welch, Jr., better known as Jack Welch in the business world, was the chairman and CEO of General Electric for a period of two decades. Now retired, the business executive is a qualified chemical engineer who began his career in a junior position at General Electric. Though he was not happy during his initial years at the company, he eventually began to enjoy his work and became the head of GE’s entire plastics division within a few years of joining.

From there he went from success to success and his long and fruitful journey with the company finally culminated in his being selected the CEO. Under his leadership GE increased its market share manifold and soon many CEOs of other companies too began following his policies. Jack Welch redefined the concept of leadership and created a model for others to follow.

In spite of being such a successful CEO he was not without his detractors who felt he was too rigid and uncaring towards the working class employees as he was known to dismiss employees frequently. His brilliant leadership skills prompted him to write books on the very subject, many of which became international bestsellers. Welch has also had his share of controversies, especially at the time of his much publicized divorce from his second wife.