George Nolen

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George C. Nolen (born May 31, 1956) [1] is an American business executive who was CEO of Siemens Corporation from 2004 to 2009. [2]

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In 2010 Nolen became senior managing director at Madison Industries and is president, CEO and chairman of Filtration Group, Madison Industries' largest portfolio company. [3] International Filtration News describes Filtration Group as "the fastest-growing global filtration pure-play". [4]

Early life and education

Nolen grew up in Annandale, Virginia as one of seven children. [1] He attended St Michaels Catholic School and graduated from Annandale High School in 1974. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1978 a Bachelor of Science in Business. He has attended advanced management courses at Babson College and Duke University.[ citation needed ]

Career

Nolen started with Silicon Valley start-up ROLM Communication in 1982. In 1986, ROLM was sold to IBM, [5] where Nolen went to become Director of Telecommunications Products and Software. Nolen moved over to Siemens in 1992, when IBM sold its telecommunication portfolio to Siemens. [6] Nolen became CEO of Siemens Corporation, the US arm of Siemens AG in 2004. He spent 26 years in various executive roles at Siemens prior to his retirement in 2009. [7]

Nolen was CEO of Filtration Group Corporation from 2017 to 2019. In addition to his role at Filtration Group he was Senior Managing Director at Madison Industries since 2010. [3]

In 2005, Governor Mark Warner of Virginia appointed Nolen to the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. [8] He became Rector of the board from 2010-2012. [9] He led the Presidential Search committee selecting Dr Timothy Sands to be the 16th President of Virginia Tech. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "A Work Ethic From the Start". The New York Times. December 5, 2004.
  2. ↑ "FORM 10-K/A". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  3. 1 2 "George C. Nolen: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  4. ↑ "Filtration Group Continues to Solve Diverse Needs - Filtration News". Filtration News. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  5. ↑ "IBM Archives: 1980s". www-03.ibm.com. 2003-01-23. Archived from the original on December 16, 2004. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  6. ↑ Markoff, John. "I.B.M. to Sell Rolm to Siemens" . Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  7. ↑ "Siemens Corp. CEO Announces Retirement | Siemens USA Newsroom". news.usa.siemens.biz. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  8. ↑ "George Nolen | History of Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech". www.unirel.vt.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  9. ↑ "Board of Visitors | History of Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech". www.unirel.vt.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  10. ↑ "Timothy D. Sands named Virginia Tech's 16th president | Virginia Tech Magazine | Virginia Tech". www.vtmag.vt.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
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