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GE Appliances Global Headquarters in Louisville, KY

Kevin Nolan President and CEO GE Appliances a Haier Company

GE Appliances Company FACT SHEET

GE Appliances, a Haier company, is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, and led by CEO Kevin Nolan, a Connecticut native and career engineer with more than 35 years at GE and GE Appliances, who was named to the Thinkers50 Leaders50.

FACTS ABOUT US  

  • GE Appliances is currently rated America’s #1 Appliance Company1, trusted by millions of families nationwide.
  • Since 1907, we've produced home appliances now found in over half of American homes.  
  • Our innovative, award-winning products go beyond the kitchen, reaching every corner of homes, including heating, cooling, and water systems for residential and commercial spaces.
  • As America’s Most Invested Appliance Company, we’ve completed $3.5 billion of investments in our U.S. operations since 2016 – and with our bold, five-year $3 billion investment plan announced in August 2025 -- that’s a total commitment of more than $6.5 billion to American manufacturing.
    • Most recently as part of GE Appliances’ historic $3 billion investment, we committed $1 billion to expand high-output laundry production at Appliance Park.
    • This includes a $490 million investment to produce front-load washers and combo washer/dryers in our most advanced manufacturing plant to date, $112 million to modernize Building 5, and more than $400 million to expand dryer production at our global Kentucky headquarters.
  • GE Appliances’ global headquarters is Appliance Park, a massive, 750-acre industrial park in Louisville, KY, that is now America’s Largest Home Appliance Manufacturing Site.
    • Louisville is GE Appliances’ primary innovation center, where more than 1,600 engineers are developing breakthrough technology and continuously innovating to deliver the quality and reliability you’ve come to trust. 
    • Appliance Park has more than 80 advanced development labs, including a virtual reality lab, 3D printing/rapid prototyping center, multiple 3D metrology labs, acoustic labs, water labs, electronics labs and more.   
  • With 15,500 team members nationwide and nearly 98,000 additional American jobs supported through our operations, GE Appliances continues building appliances and stronger communities right here at home. 
  • Since 2018, GE Appliances has increased domestic supplier spending from $2 billion to $4.6 billion – a 69% increase since 2019 - while working with more than 6,500 U.S. suppliers - an increase of 58% since 2019.
    • Fun fact: We use half a million feet of steel every day across our 11 plants and microfactories, 95% of which is sourced from U.S. suppliers.
  • GE Appliances contributes more than $30.2 billion annually to the U.S. GDP and generates $3.1 billion in tax revenue each year.
  • GE Appliances is the first appliance manufacturer to offer a full suite of connected products and integrate all smart appliances with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.
    • SmartHQ, the leading Smart Home Platform, is now found in 50+ of GE Appliances’ connected home appliances. We are currently producing over 750 models with built-in WiFi, with 40 million smart appliances sold to date and billions of interactions through the SmartHQ platform.
  • In 2017, the company reorganized a microenterprise model—creating smaller, entrepreneurial teams backed by GE Appliances' shared scale—which enabled rapid expansion into categories like Small Appliances and Air & Water Solutions.

HEADQUARTERS AND LOCATIONS  

Global Headquarters: Louisville, Kentucky, at the renowned Appliance Park campus, which hosts 5 production facilities (top-load washers and dryers, front-load washers, combo washer/dryers, dishwashers, water filters, and other appliance components), as well as R&D and corporate offices.  

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PRODUCTS 

GE Appliances offers a wide range of appliances & solutions: Refrigerators, Freezers, Cooking Products, Dishwashers, Washers, Dryers, Air Conditioners, Water Heaters, Small Appliances, Smart Home Solutions, Water Filtration, Parts, RV-ready appliances and more. 

BRANDS  

  • Monogram: Luxury appliance line with bespoke craftsmanship.  
  • CAFÉ: High-end, customizable appliances blending style and performance.  
  • GE Profile: Cutting-edge technology and modern design, catering to tech-savvy consumers.  
  • GE Appliances: Signature mass-premium brand.  
  • Haier: Compact, stylish solutions for modern lifestyles.  
  • Hotpoint: Affordable, reliable appliances.  
  • Bodewell: Personalized appliance service offering tailored shopping, and lifetime support, revolutionizing the consumer ownership experience. 

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COMPANY HISTORY  

  • Inspired by Thomas Edison’s inventive spirit and legacy, GE Appliances was founded in 1907 and has been a pioneer in the appliance industry for over a century.
  • The company was instrumental in revolutionizing household conveniences with many industry-first innovations like the first full line of heating and cooking products (1907) and the first electric refrigerator (1925). See them here.
  • My Old Kentucky Home: In the 1950s during the post-WW2 housing boom, General Electric consolidated its appliance operations into Louisville, which was centrally located to U.S. consumers and had excellent infrastructure and distribution capabilities. The first dryers shipped on Feb. 6, 1953.
  • Appliance Park was one of the first industrial parks in the U.S., the largest investment ever made in the U.S. appliance industry at that time and still today boasts its own zip code – 40225.
  • More than a decade ago, GE Appliances became part of Haier Smart Home following an acquisition from former parent General Electric.
  • From 2016 to 2025, GE Appliances invested $3.5 billion in its U.S. operations to modernize plants and expand its U.S. manufacturing footprint creating 4,000 new jobs.
  • As part of GE Appliances' broader commitment to U.S. manufacturing, the company committed an additional $3 billion of investment through 2030 at its U.S. operations bringing total investments in its facilities, supply chain, and workforce to over $6.5 billion since 2016.