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GE Home & Business Solutions was a division of
General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...
from 2007 to 2014. In 2013 it was renamed GE Appliances & Lighting.


History

On 1 August 2007 GE announced the formation of GE Enterprise Solutions, consisting of the various GE Industrial businesses other than GE Consumer & Industrial, as well as
GE Power Quality General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable ener ...
. Charlene T. Begley was named president and CEO of the division.


Operations

GE Home & Business Solutions had three primary sub businesses: *
GE Appliances GE Appliances is an American home appliance manufacturer based in Louisville, Kentucky. It has been majority owned by Chinese multinational home appliances company Haier since 2016. It is one of the largest appliance companies in the United Stat ...
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GE Lighting GE Lighting is a division of Savant Systems Inc. headquartered in Nela Park, East Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The company traces its origins to Thomas Edison's work on lighting in the 19th century. History In 1911, General Electric was found ...
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GE Intelligent Platforms General Electric Automation and Controls division combines what was formerly known as GE Intelligent Platforms and Alstom's Power Automation and Controls. In 2019, GE Intelligent Platforms was acquired by Emerson Electric and is now called Machi ...
GE Intelligent Platforms was moved under GE's Energy Management business in 2012, leaving just Appliances and Lighting. Following the proposed sale of GE Appliances to
Electrolux Electrolux AB () is a Swedish multinational home appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Stockholm. It is consistently ranked the world's second largest appliance maker by units sold, after Whirlpool. Electrolux products sell under a variety ...
in September 2014, GE Appliances & Lighting ceased to exist. As of October 1, 2015, this transaction has not closed due to US antitrust action. Eventually GE Appliances was sold to
Haier Haier Group Corporation () is a Chinese multinational home appliances and consumer electronics company headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong. It designs, develops, manufactures and sells products including refrigerators, air conditioners, washin ...
in June 2016. On 15 September 2014, GE Lighting moved under the 'Growth and Innovation' division of GE and sold to
Savant Systems Savant Systems Inc. is a home automation company headquartered in Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States. The company was founded in 2005 and is privately held. It has 200 employees at its headquarters and a further 700 through its subsidiary GE ...
in 2020.


References

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