Clean goals
GE senior VP Nabil Habayeb believes that sustainability and economic growth need not be a zero-sum game - technology can bridge the gap between growth and environmental concerns.
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NABIL Habayeb is clear about what has kept him going at General Electric for four decades (and counting).
"It's about the passion," says the GE senior vice-president, who also wears another hat at the iconic 129-year-old company, looking after its international business as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of GE International Markets.
Speaking to The Business Times over video conferencing while on a visit to Washington DC, the Dubai-based Habayeb recalls starting out as a young GE engineer building a power plant in Iraq.
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