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Charlene Begley is president and chief executive officer of GE Plastics, which has its headquarters at Pittsfield, Mass. She was named to this position in July 2005.
GE Plastics is a $7 billion global plastics materials supplier and distributor, serving customers in a variety of industries including aerospace, appliances, automotive, building and construction, data storage and optical media, medical, electrical and electronics devices, telecommunications, computers and peripheral devices, outdoor vehicles and devices, and packaging. The Plastics business employs about 11,000 people and operates some 60 manufacturing and technology facilities in 20 countries worldwide.
Begley began her career at General Electric in 1988. She has held a variety of leadership roles within the company including vice president of operations at GE Capital Mortgage Services, quality leader and later chief financial officer at GE Transportation Systems, director of finance for GE Plastics-Europe, vice president of the Corporate Audit Staff and CEO at GE FANUC Automation. In January 2003, she was named president and CEO of GE Transportation's rail business.
Begley serves on the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leaders and the Business Advisory Council at the University of Vermont. She is a graduate of the University of Vermont. | 