John Dineen is President and CEO of GE's Transportation business. The business unit serves the rail, mining and energy industries and generates revenues in excess of $3 billion. Products and services include freight and passenger locomotives, diesel engines for industrial applications, motorized systems for off-highway vehicles and drills, and gearing systems for wind turbines. Headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania, the Rail business employs 8,500 workers around the world. Dineen joined GE in 1986 as a Telecommunications Engineer in Rockville, Maryland. He has held a variety of assignments at GE, including General Manager of the Power Equipment business in Plainville, Connecticut; General Manager of the Meter business in Somersworth, New Hampshire; General Manager of the Microwave and Air conditioning Businesses in Louisville, Kentucky; Manager of Finance for GE Asia in Hong Kong; President of GE Plastics Pacific and various assignments in Corporate Finance. Most recently, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Plastics - Resins at GE Advanced Materials. Dineen is a graduate of the University of Vermont where he earned a bachelor's degree in genetics and a bachelor's degree in computer science. He is married to Gina and has two children, Hannah and Jack. |