John L. Flannery

“In all our businesses, we are out to build local capability in four basic aspects - product line, manufacturing and supply chain, the service team, and the financing and investment capability.”

“I think I just have a different style.”

“Our collaboration in building innovative technologies will support the Make in India vision of the Indian government.”

“We are fortunate to attract an energy executive as strong as Banmali Agrawala.”

“We are really trying to move from being just a technology provider to being a partner with our customers.”

“GE is 130 years old because it keeps changing and evolving.”

“We have invested in many of our customers in the health care business by lending or leasing money for equipment purchases or investing in some customers to help them grow business.”

“We are growing both in the U.S. and in India, and all our business plans are made accordingly. So we are expanding both in U.S. and in India.”

“Going back to the past is not productive.”

“In the U.S., a lot of small manufacturers are pretty good. I don't see any reason why India won't make the same progress in manufacturing as it did in services.”

“The thought process of India was more around its potential as a cost arbitrage. We always recognised the potential of India, but we were more coming from how can we fit into cost structure rather than selling things here.”

“I see a big, promising future for India's manufacturing and supply chain part of our company.”

“We always wanted to be a big infra player in India - in sectors such as energy, healthcare, education, locomotives, etc.”

“I have a strong command of what's going on in the company.”

“Our global structuring activities and restructuring activities really don't impact India.”

“The teams and how we perform and how we deal with customers, how we invest in the things we do right now - that's what writes the story for GE.”

“The people inside the company are the people who define GE, not the people outside the company.”

“Artificial intelligence, machine learning... cell therapy, immunotherapy. There's just a constant stream of investment ideas we could pursue better in that fashion.”

“What investors want is growth, margin, and cash.”

“Energy is our largest business in India but still has huge room to grow in new areas like renewables and distributed energy - as well as traditional gas and steam turbines and services.”