• Withover2000employeesbasedin17

groundfacilitiesin8countries,GEhas

delivered$6.4billiontotalrevenuesin

2009intheMiddleEastregion.

• GEinvested$200millioninMiddleEast

localizationinitiativesinthepast24

months.

• GEhashelpedtogenerate70GW,which

translatesto40%oftheelectricityinthe

regionwith1,000+turbinesinstalled.

• GEpurifies800millionlitersofwaterfor

drinking,irrigationandmunicipaluses

acrossMENA.

• Today,morethan2,000GEjetengines

powerairlinesintheMiddleEast.

• 56.3millionpassengerstraveledusing

commercialplanespoweredbyGEand

itspartners’enginesin2009.

• 70%ofhospitalsintheregionare

equippedwithGEHealthcareproducts

andsolutions.

• 1,000biomedicalengineersweretrained

byGEHealthcareinthepast4years.

Themassivegrowthininfrastructureandmarkedimprovementinquality

oflifeacrosstheregionisacompellingstatementaboutthedevelopment

modeloftheregion,whereGEhasapresenceofovereightdecades,

partneringacrossdiversesectorsoftheeconomy-fromaviationtoenergy,

power,waterandhealthcare.

Today,astheregionshiftsgearstowardsagrowthmodelbasedon

sustainability,innovationandknowledgesharing,GEisattheforefront,through

itstechnologicalandinfrastructuredevelopmentcompetencies.Fuelingthis

journeyforwardisourcommitmenttoempowerthelocalpopulationswithour

technologicalskill-sets,andtotrainthemforleadershiproles.

Welookforwardtoactivelyparticipatingintherobustgrowthopportunities

intheMiddleEastregionbysharingouradvancedtechnologiesand

continuouslystrengtheningourregionalpartnerships.

Withbestregards,

Nabil Habayeb

President&CEO,GEMiddleEastandAfrica

Regional Headquarters

GeneralElectricInternationalInc.

Dubai,UAE

GEintheMiddleEast

GEintheMiddleEastbyNumbers

OverviewWithregionalactivitysincethe1930’s,GE’spresencetoday

comprisesanexcitingarrayofestablishedprojectsacrossthe

regionviastrategicpartnerships,investments,andsolutions,

withafocusoninfrastructuredevelopmentandmajor

challengessuchascleanerenergyandtransportation,water

scarcityandimprovedhealthcaresystems.

GE’sMiddleEastbusinessespostedrecordrevenueof

US$6.4billionin2009.Thecompanyhasestablished

numerousbusinessesinourdiverseportfoliointheregion,

mostnotablyinenergy,water,oil&gas,healthcare,aviation

andtheindustrialsectors.

GEcurrentlyemploysover2,000personnelacrosstheMiddle

East;withover10onthegroundfacilitiesandseveralmore

currentlyunderdevelopment,ourcurrentinvestmentand

futureenthusiasmabouttheregioncontinuetogrow.

GE’spresenceintheMiddleEast• GEHealthcaremanufacturingfacilityinRiyadh,

SaudiArabia

• GEHealthcareServiceSupport&TrainingCenters

inRiyadh,Jeddah&Dammam,SaudiArabia

• GEHealthcare&ElSeifDevelopmentjointventure

inSaudiArabia

• EmiratesTestEngineFacility,Dubai,UAE

• GEWater&ProcessTechnologiesChemicalBlending

FacilityinDammam,SaudiArabia

• GEWater&ProcessTechnologiesCenterofExcellence,

JebelAliFreeZone,UAE

• GEWater&ProcessTechnologies-wastewatertreatment

plantinSulaibiya,Kuwait

• ConocoPhillips&GEGlobalWaterSustainabilityResearch

Center,QSTP,Qatar

• GEEnergyPowerTechnologyCenterinKhobar,SaudiArabia

• GEOil&GasServiceWorkshopinRasLaffanIndustrial

city,Qatar

• GEEnergyOptimization&ControlsProjectCenterinBahrain

• GEAdvancedResearch&TechnologyCenterinQatar

Science&TechnologyPark

• SASSCO–GE’sjointventurewithAliA.TamimiCo.,service

centerinDammam,SaudiArabia

• Commercialfinancejointventure,MubadalaGECapital

• GraduateManagementPrograminBahrain

• KingAbdullahUniversityofScienceandTechnology

inFirstPrivate-SectorResearchCollaborationwithGE,

SaudiArabia

EcomaginationEcomaginationisGE’sboldcommitmenttoimagineand

buildinnovativesolutionsthatsolvetoday’senvironmental

challengesandbenefitcustomersandsocietyatlarge.

EcomaginationputsintopracticeGE’sbeliefthatfinancialand

environmentalperformancecanbeintegratedtoaccelerate

profitablegrowthforthecompany,whiletakingonsomeofthe

world’sbiggestchallenges.Todate,over90productsfromGE’s

portfoliohavebeencertifiedasenergyefficientproducts.

HealthymaginationHealthymaginationisasharedcommitmenttocreatingbetter

healthformorepeoplebyexpandingaccesstoqualitycare

atlowestcost.Healthymaginationwillofferdramaticnew

investmentstowardachievingsustainablehealth.It’sallpartof

ourdedicationtotacklingtheworld’stoughestchallenges.

GE’scommitmenttothecommunityIntheMiddleEast,GE’semployeesorganizeandparticipate

involunteeractivitiesandcharitableinitiativesthroughGE

Volunteers,involvingthelocalcommunity,includingsharing

skillswiththeunderprivilegedandthosewithspecialneeds,

mentoringstudentsandbrighteningupthecommunity

aroundus.

TheWomen’sNetworkisanotherofGE’svoluntary

organizationsactiveintheMiddleEastaimedatnurturing

women’sprofessionaldevelopmentandcareergrowthwithin

thecompany.TheWomen’sNetworkhasbeensuccessfulin

encouraginggenderdiversitywithinGE’sleadershipteamand

incorporatinganincreasingnumberofwomenintosenior

managementpositionsinGE’sorganizationworldwide.

MediacontactCaroline Wehbeh GE

MediaRelationsManager,MiddleEast&NorthAfrica

Tel:+97144296318

Email:caroline.wehbeh@ge.com

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