GE Appoints Two New Company Officers

GE today announces the appointment of two new company officers. Both employees are assuming newly created positions. GE currently has 197 officers globally who lead large revenue generating businesses or are in critical functional roles, helping to drive growth.

Below are the details of the new officers:

Maria A. DiPietro, 54, has been appointed vice president of Global Operations - Europe for Global Growth and Operations (GGO). In this role, she is responsible for optimizing GE’s operating structure and processes across Europe and improving GE’s competiveness in those markets. She will be based in London, England.

Maria has been with GE for over 20 years, having held numerous leadership positions within GE Capital. In her most recent post, Maria served as the Chief Operations, Technology and Quality Leader for GE Capital -EMEA. Prior to joining GE, Maria was the director of credit and collections at American Express.

She received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration from Suffolk University in Massachusetts.

Peter E. McCabe, 47, has been appointed vice president of Global Operations for GGO. In this role, Peter will lead the newly formed Global Operations organization to bring together all company-wide resources that work on core financial processes and will be responsible for driving the execution of enterprise standards. Peter has more than 17 years of experience at GE. Prior to his appointment, he served as president and CEO of GE Healthcare Services EMEA since 2010.

McCabe began his career with GE in 1988 and rejoined the company in 2000 after holding positions at Halliburton and Mastech, where he served as managing principal.

Peter has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Northeastern University in Massachusetts.

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