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Louisville, Ky., USA - October 17, 2013

General Electric (NYSE: GE) Appliances recently named Rob Posthauer General Manager, Sales, where he will lead the sales teams with responsibility for all sales activities within the retail and contract channels, including parts.

GE Café Series French Door Refrigerator with Hot Water.
GE Profile Series 36" French Door Refrigerator is a Good Housekeeping 2013 VIP Award Winner.
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Posthauer, who will report directly to GE Appliances President and CEO Chip Blankenship, comes to this leadership role following three years as GM, Home Depot Sales and Marketing.

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GE Profile Series 36" French Door Refrigerator is a Good Housekeeping 2013 VIP Award Winner.
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Under Posthauer's direction, the GE Appliances team earned The Home Depot's 2012 Vendor of the Year award in the Décor category.

Rob Posthauer, General Manager, Sales, GE Appliances.
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“Rob's deep industry knowledge and strong customer relationships will help us grow our business," said Blankenship.
“He has a strong team and we have leadership products. We are well-positioned to win in this competitive marketplace.”

GE’s New HE Top Load Washer & Dryer.
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Prior to leading The Home Depot team, Posthauer held sales and product management roles including Marketing Manager – Cooking Products, Senior Merchandising Specialist, National Account Manager and Area Sales Manager.

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Before he joined GE Appliances in 2004, Rob worked for Maytag Appliances, starting out as District Representative and working his way up as District Manager, National Account Manager, Key Account Manager and Market Manager.

Posthauer received his bachelor's degree from Purdue University in business administration and finance.

GE Dishwasher
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Posthauer replaces Mike McDermott who is now a senior vice president and general merchandising manager for Lowes Companies, Inc.

The new GE Appliances sales manager for The Home Depot will be announced in the near future.

GE Appliances

GE Appliances is at the forefront of building innovative, energy-efficient appliances that improve people’s lives.

GE Appliances’ products include refrigerators, freezers, cooking products, dishwashers, washers, dryers, air conditioners, water filtration systems and water heaters.

General Electric (NYSE: GE) works on things that matter to build a world that works better.

For more information on GE Appliances, visit www.ge.com/appliances

About GE

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The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges.

Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance.
Building, powering, moving and curing the world.
Not just imagining. Doing. GE works.

Contact Information

Kim Freeman
GE Consumer & Industrial - Americas
Phone 502 452 7819
Email kim_freeman@ge.com

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