(Lloyd Trotter is donating a day with him to the winning bidder. Travel cost will be paid by the winning bidder.)


Lloyd G. Trotter is President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Consumer & Industrial, a $13 billion global business that employs 73,000 people around the world in 150 locations. GE Consumer & Industrial, one of General Electric's 11 major businesses, spans the globe as an industry leader in major appliance and lighting products, and in integrated industrial equipment, systems and services. Trotter began his career in 1970 as a field service engineer with GE Lighting. He subsequently held production and technology positions of increasing responsibility in GE's Lighting, Gas Turbine, Appliances, and Electrical Distribution & Control (ED&C) businesses. He was elected to the position of Vice President and General Manager of Manufacturing for ED&C in 1990. In that role, he was responsible for the entire manufacturing process and for the integration of 40 production facilities throughout the world. In 1992, he became president and CEO of ED&C. He was named a GE Senior Vice President and the President and CEO of the new Industrial Systems business in 1998 when ED&C merged with GE Industrial Controls Systems. He was appointed to his current position in December 2003. Trotter is actively involved in numerous professional and community organizations and is recognized for his on-going commitment to volunteerism and mentoring. He represents GE for America's Promise, an organization whose aim is to increase volunteerism in support of youth founded by Secretary of State Colin Powell.