GE Energy Opens Sales, Technology Center in Moscow

Energy Resource, March 5, 2009

ENERGY RESOURCE-5 March 2009-GE Energy Opens Sales, Technology Center in Moscow(C)2009 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com

GE Energy today opened its new Sales, Services and Technology Center in Moscow.

The new facility is part of GE's strategy to expand its local operations in Russia. Through the center, GE will be able to more effectively expand and integrate the activities of its Power & Water, Energy Services and Oil & Gas divisions with those of its customers and partners in the region.

"Our new facility demonstrates GE's long-term commitment to invest in sustainable energy infrastructure development in the region," said Rod Christie, president of GE Energy for Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and CIS. "By ensuring our technical, operational, engineering and commercial resources are located closer to our customers, we can more rapidly respond to their needs in any part of Russia and throughout the region."

Currently, 140 people work for GE Energy in Russia. GE expects its Russian workforce to expand as the company continues its localization efforts in the country and as customers modernize their energy assets. It plans to host two recruiting days in Moscow--one in March and one in April--to identify prospective candidates for Russia-based field engineering positions.

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