For a time, Jack Welch was the most valuable CEO on earth

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For a time, Jack Welch was one of the most valuable CEOs on earth

We look back at the life of Jack Welch, who died Sunday, and his revolutionary influence on business. Success didn't mean making a company bigger, but rather, more valuable. During his rein as CEO at GE, he drove radical—and sometimes unpopular—change and built a company worth $14 billion.

BY GEOFF COLVIN

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