H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
7 yr
13 reports
GE Aerospace ·GE
Commercial Engines & Services runs as a CEO-led mega-unit
Industrials · Fortune #46 · Functional structure · 52K employees · Cincinnati, OH
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13
CEO span
↑ wider than peers (avg 10)
13
Avg span
wide
2
Max depth
2 levels
3.9 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
62%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2024 · period end 2024-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$9.9B
Operating income
$22.9B
Net income
$8.7B
Total assets
$130.2B
Shares out
1.05B
Sourced from GE Aerospace DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-12 ↗ View on SEC
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Commercial Engines & Services operates as a CEO-led mega-unit reporting directly to Larry Culp. This page maps GE Aerospace’s functional-heavy structure, executive team, recent leadership changes, and peer comparisons following the company’s post-spin reorganization.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Russell Stokes departed as CEO, Commercial Engines & Services
Transitioned to advisory role; retirement effective July 31, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to coordinate AI and analytics across engines, services, and manufacturing.
- Stokes Retirement Completion Remove the Special Advisor role following Russell Stokes’s planned July 2026 retirement.
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The people
Who's running this
12 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Rahul Ghai
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
0 reports
internal
Mohamed Ali
President and CEO, Commercial Engines & Services
Commercial Engines & Services
1 yr
0 reports
Amy Gowder
President and CEO, Defense and Systems
Defense & Systems
3 yr
0 reports
internal
David Burns
Chief Information Officer
Digital Technology
8 yr
0 reports
Patrick de Castelbajac
Chief Strategy Officer
Strategy
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Tara DiJulio
SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Corporate Affairs
3 yr
0 reports
Christian Meisner
Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
3 yr
0 reports
internal
Chris Pereira
CEO, SaaS & Aerospace Carbon Solutions; Head of Sustainability
Software & Sustainability
4 yr
0 reports
John Phillips, III
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Legal
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Riccardo Procacci
President and CEO, Propulsion & Additive Technologies
Propulsion & Additive
6 yr
0 reports
internal
Jason J. Tonich
Chief Commercial Sales & Customer Officer
Sales & Customer
5 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 2 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. $45.6M
- Base salary
- $2.00M
- Bonus
- $7.52M
- Stock awards
- $27.56M
- Option awards
- $4.58M
- Pension change
- $3.21M
- Other
- $743K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Rahul Ghai $11.3M
- Base salary
- $955K
- Bonus
- $2.15M
- Stock awards
- $6.22M
- Option awards
- $1.80M
- Other
- $143K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
10×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
Executives must meet ownership guidelines within five years.
The businesses
How GE Aerospace divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Commercial Engines & Services
12K employees
President & CEO (Mohamed Ali)
Designs, manufactures, and services commercial aircraft engines across the full lifecycle.
Defense & Systems
15K employees
President & CEO (Amy Gowder)
Develops and supports military aircraft engines and aerospace systems.
Propulsion & Additive Technologies
8K employees
President & CEO (Riccardo Procacci)
Leads advanced propulsion and additive manufacturing businesses.
Corporate Functions
6K employees
Chairman & CEO (H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.)
Central finance, HR, legal, IT, strategy, sales, and transformation functions.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Commercial Engines & Services is run as a distinct CEO-led mega-unit reporting directly to Larry Culp.
This structure concentrates profit-and-loss authority in CES under Mohamed Ali, while other major businesses—Defense & Systems and Propulsion & Additive—also report directly to the CEO rather than through a COO layer.
The company operates with a strongly functional corporate center: Finance, HR, Legal, Strategy, IT, Sales, and Transformation all sit at level two, reinforcing centralized control and standardization following the GE breakup. There is no Chief Operating Officer, with operating leverage instead pushed into the business CEOs.
This design reflects GE Aerospace’s post-spin priorities: operational rigor via FLIGHT DECK, clear accountability for its largest earnings engine (CES), and tight CEO span-of-control over both businesses and functions.
- No COO role
- CES led by a dedicated CEO
- Highly centralized functional control
The comparison
How GE Aerospace stacks up
Compared with peers like RTX, Boeing, and Honeywell, GE Aerospace runs a flatter top structure with no COO and unusually large business CEOs reporting directly to the CEO. RTX and Honeywell typically insert a COO or segment presidents layer between the CEO and major operating units. GE Aerospace’s CES business is …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
GE Aerospace
2 levels
4 levels
5 levels
4 levels
4 levels
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
GE Aerospace — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant change was Mohamed Ali’s promotion to CEO of Commercial Engines & Services in February 2026.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-12
- CEO
- H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4.2 yr
First full proxy after GE Aerospace became a standalone public company.
Named executive officers (5)
- H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. - Chairman & CEO since 2018
- Rahul Ghai - CFO since 2022
- Russell Stokes - CEO, CES since 2020
- Mohamed Ali - CTO & COO since 2025
- John Phillips, III - General Counsel since 2023
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-13
- CEO
- H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4 yr
Leadership centered on preparing for the aerospace spin-off.
Named executive officers (5)
- H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. - Chairman & CEO since 2018
- Rahul Ghai - CFO since 2022
- Russell Stokes - CEO, CES since 2020
- Mohamed Ali - SVP Engineering since 2021
- John Phillips, III - General Counsel since 2023
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-14
- CEO
- H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.6 yr
Aviation leadership still embedded within General Electric.
Named executive officers (5)
- H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. - Chairman & CEO since 2018
- Rahul Ghai - CFO since 2022
- Russell Stokes - CEO, Aviation Services since 2020
- Mohamed Ali - VP Engineering since 2021
- John Phillips, III - General Counsel since 2023
Year-over-year changes
Roles stabilized as GE Aerospace operated its first full year as a standalone entity.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 4 → 4.2 yr
- retitled Mohamed Ali - CTO & COO (was SVP Engineering) (DEF 14A 2026-03-12)
Leadership continuity maintained through the aerospace spin-off.
- CEO span: 5 → 5
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 3.6 → 4 yr
- reorg GE Aerospace - Standalone company launch (DEF 14A 2025-03-13)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of GE Aerospace?
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. has served as Chairman and CEO since June 2022 and became CEO of GE Aerospace at its April 2024 launch.
What type of organizational structure does GE Aerospace use?
GE Aerospace uses a functional structure with major businesses led by CEOs reporting directly to the CEO.
How many direct reports does GE Aerospace's CEO have?
Larry Culp has 13 direct reports, spanning business CEOs and core functional leaders.
How has GE Aerospace's leadership changed recently?
In February 2026, Mohamed Ali was promoted to CEO of Commercial Engines & Services, while Russell Stokes transitioned to an advisory role ahead of retirement.
Does GE Aerospace have a COO?
No. GE Aerospace does not have a Chief Operating Officer; operating responsibility sits with business CEOs and the CEO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Jan 15 2026
- 8-K Filing, Oct 1 2025
- SEC EDGAR: GE Aerospace DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: GE Aerospace 10-K Annual Report
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