Ex-GE vice chair Bob Wright remembers Jack Welch as a 'brilliant strategist' who played to win

Wright, also formerly CEO of NBC, told CNBC on Monday that Welch 'clearly was one of the best CEOs of his time.'

that he got the chance to observe him up close as he "radically" changed GE as chairman and CEO for two decades.

Current GE Chairman and CEO Larry Culp, who took the helm in October 2018, is trying to right the ship. The market cap of the stock is now under $100 billion.that Welch's "memory and his influence certainly loom very large for us" at the company to this day. He added, "The greatest tribute we can pay Jack going forward … is to continue to strengthen this company with an eye toward winning.

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