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  <title><![CDATA[SCL Welcomes GE Power’s Rajesh Thakkar to its Industry Advisory Board]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>We are happy to announce that Rajesh Thakkar has recently joined the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.scl.gatech.edu/people/industry-advisory-board" id="LPlnk579189">SCL Industry Advisory Board</a>.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Rajesh (Raj) Thakkar is the VP of Digital Industrial Transformation within GE Power&rsquo;s Global Supply Chain organization. Raj joined GE in 1994 and has held a series of leadership roles in engineering, Six Sigma, manufacturing, sourcing and supplier quality for GE Consumer &amp; Industrial, GE Energy Services and GE Energy Management. Prior to his current role, he served as the VP of Global Supply Chain &amp; Sourcing for GE Energy Connections. Raj holds an MBA from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and a master&rsquo;s degree in electrical engineering from Cleveland State University.</p>

<p>SCL appreciates GE Power&#39;s participation in the Supply Chain Innovation Network.</p>
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