7/23/2019 Chicago HQ GEHC Press Release FINAL

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GE Healthcare Selects Chicago for GlobalHeadquarters

CHICAGO Januar !"# "$!% GE Healthcare announced today that it has chosenChicago as its global headquarters, efective early 2016. This ove !ill enable thee"ecutive leadershi# tea to be closer to o#erations in Chicago and $il!au%ee, !hilereaining near an international trans#ortation hub. Headquarters !ere #reviously in&ersha, '(, !hich reains a a)or location *or GE Healthcare !ith its global +i*eciences head o-ce and base *or '( o#erations.

ohn /lannery, resident and CE o* GE Healthcare, said 34e are e"cited to strengthen

GE5s roots in Chicago, !here !e !ill continue our *ocus on being the leading #rovider o*outcoebased solutions *or the healthcare industry. Chicago has a rich industrial heritage,terri7c international trans#ortation lin%s and is close to soe o* the !orld5s leadinghealthcare and acadeic institutions. 8t is also ideally located *or any o* GE Healthcare5so#erations.9

:ah Eanuel, ayor o* the City o* Chicago, said 3GE Healthcare5s decision to relocate itsglobal headquarters here is another e"a#le o* Chicago5s gro!ing strength in healthcareand innovation, and another vote o* con7dence in Chicago5s econoic *uture. 8n relocating,GE Healthcare sees several *undaental strengths in Chicago ; *ro our talent to ourtrans#ortation ; that !ill hel# the build a great *uture and reain on the industry5s cuttingedge.9

8llinois Governor 1? billion unit o* General Electric @ABE GE that #rovidestrans*orational edical technologies and services to eet the deand *or increasedaccess, enhanced quality and ore afordable healthcare around the !orld. GE !or%s onthings that atter great #eo#le and technologies ta%ing on tough challenges. /ro

edical iaging, so*t!are D 8T, #atient onitoring and diagnostics to drug discovery,bio#haraceutical anu*acturing technologies and #er*orance i#roveent solutions, GEHealthcare hel#s edical #ro*essionals deliver great healthcare to their #atients.

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