Hawkins appointed V.P. of business development at GE Energy

Ronnie Hawkins has been named V.P. of Business Development for GE Energy, where he will be responsible for identifying inorganic growth opportunities for the $38 billion Energy business and leading a global group of 50 professionals focused on all ...
May 12, 2011
Ronnie Hawkins has been named V.P. of Business Development for GE Energy, where he will be responsible for identifying inorganic growth opportunities for the $38 billion Energy business and leading a global group of 50 professionals focused on all aspects of business development from deal origination to transaction execution.

Under his leadership, the Energy business development team has delivered over $11 billion in pending or closed acquisitions since October, which are expected to add over $6 billion of revenues to GE Energy. Hawkins joined GE in 2009 as general manager - business development for the Energy Business.

Prior to GE, Hawkins was an investment banker covering the broad energy sector. He was a managing director at Citigroup Global Markets, responsible for covering global integrated and exploration and production oil companies. Hawkins earned a dual B.A. degree in economics and Latin American studies from UCLA.

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