在美国《财富》杂志的评选中,GE(通用电气公司)连续四年高居“全球最受赞赏的公司”排行榜上的第一位,比第二位微软公司的得票率高出50％。从他上任的1981年到1999年间,通用电气的市值从140亿美元增长到4000多亿美元,总排名则由世界第十位提升到第二位。韦尔奇由此被誉为20世纪最成功的首席执行官。 In the selection of FORTUNE Magazine, GE ranked first in the “World's Most Admired Companies” rankings for four years in a row, 50% more than the second Microsoft. From 1981 to 1999, he took office, GE's market capitalization from 14 billion US dollars to more than 400 billion US dollars, the total ranking from the tenth to the second place. Welch was thus hailed as the 20th century's most successful CEO.