Local executive to lead GE's $6B health care initiative - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Barber was named head of "healthymagination," a GE programn focused on improving health care for more people atreducedc cost, by GE chairman and CEO Jeffrey Immelt. Barber, 48, is a 27-yeaer veteran of GE and since 2005 has servexd as chief technology officer for GE He joined GE in 1982 and has held a variety of roles of increasing responsibility within GE In 2001, Barber was general manager for Components Engineering, and from 2002 to 2005 he was the general manager for Global Components Operationsz for GE Healthcare, whicy has significant operations in Milwaukee, Wauwatosa and Barber was a 1994 winner of The Business Journal's Forty Under 40 which recognizes young Milwaukee-area executives makin a difference in their professions and "Over the last four years, Mike has led all aspectss of product development for advanced health care Immelt said.
"Mike knows how our technologty canhelp patients, he knows what doctors, clinice and hospitals need to improve care and cut cost and he knows how to lead teams. With his deep experiencew in engineering and technology and his strong operationswand process-driven expertise, Mike is the righyt leader to lead healthymaginatiom and to grow our health care partnerships globally." that can be offered in rura l and underserved regions of the world, wheree quality health care can be difficult to obtain. It is also designef to reduce the company's own healthj care costs for employees and expand profitability for the GEHealthcarre business.
Locally, GE Healthcare, whicyh produces medical imaging equipment and medical information technology products fromits Milwaukee-areas operations, will spend $3 billion by 2015 to develop at least 100 new products designed to lowedr costs, improve access and improve quality of care by 15