H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
Mr. Culp is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GE Aerospace. Mr. Culp joined the GE Board of Directors in April 2018 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of GE in October 2018. In June 2022, he assumed additional duty as Chief Executive Officer of GE Aerospace and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GE Aerospace when it launched as a public company in April 2024. He has also served as the non-executive Chairman of our Board since the Spin-Off. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GE, Mr. Culp led the industrial technology Company’s multi-year financial and operational transformation. Under his leadership, GE further focused the company’s portfolio and simultaneously improved operations across its businesses by implementing and adopting lean with a relentless focus on safety, quality, delivery, and cost—in that order—to better serve customers. These efforts built a strong foundation for the successful creation of three independent, investment-grade public companies GE HealthCare, GE Vernova, and GE Aerospace. Each company is an industry leader with extensive global installed bases and a strong services orientation.
Prior to joining GE, Mr. Culp spent 25 years at Danaher Corporation, including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2014. Mr. Culp joined Danaher in 1990 at Veeder-Root, becoming President in 1993. He was appointed Group Executive and Corporate Officer in 1995, with responsibility for Danaher’s Environmental and Electronic Test and Measurement platforms while also serving as President of Fluke and Fluke Networks. He was named Executive Vice President in 1999, Chief Operating Officer in 2000, and President and Chief Executive Officer in 2001. Mr. Culp is a graduate of Washington College and Harvard Business School, and he served as a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School from 2015 to 2018. He is a member and former Chairman of the Board of Visitors & Governors of Washington College and also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Wake Forest University.
