After completing GE’s financial management program in 1984, Aquillano joined GE Transportation and held roles of increasing responsibility in finance, marketing and sales.

Prior to his current role, Aquillano led global sourcing for GE Energy and acquisition integrations at GE Oil & Gas. Aquillano holds a bachelors degree in business management and a Masters degree in business administration from Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Since joining GE in 1987, Ducharme worked on the development of the GE90 aircraft engine system powering the Boeing 777 and went on to become the general manager of the commercial engines engineering department at GE Aviation.

Most recently, Ducharme was the chief technology officer at GE Enterprise Solutions, a business within GE Technology Infrastructure. Between 2003 and 2005, Ducharme served as general manager of locomotive engineering at GE Transportation and was responsible for the successful launch of Transportation’s best-selling product, the Evolution Series locomotive.

Ducharme holds a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University and masters and doctorate degrees in aerospace engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.