Mike S. Zafirovski (born c. 1954) is a Macedonian American business executive.
Zafirovski was born in Skopje, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present-day the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. He immigrated to United States in 1969, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio with his family, $1500 dollars among them and speaking no English. Two years later, he entered Edinboro University on a swimming scholarship. In 2004, he received the Ellis Isl...
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Mike S. Zafirovski (born c. 1954) is a Macedonian American business executive.
Zafirovski was born in Skopje, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, present-day the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. He immigrated to United States in 1969, arriving in Cleveland, Ohio with his family, $1500 dollars among them and speaking no English. Two years later, he entered Edinboro University on a swimming scholarship. In 2004, he received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
Zafirovski spent 24 years with General Electric, starting in 1975, where he went through GE's Jack Welch-style leadership training programs and served in various management positions. Between 1996 and 1999, he was head of the European division of GE Lighting, during which time the division posted record profits. He was then promoted to his last position at GE, as President and CEO of GE Lighting from July 1999 to May 2000.
Afterwards, he joined Motorola, serving as Executive Vice President and President of the Personal...
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