**Exhibit        24**

**POWER        OF ATTORNEY**

| /s/                  Jeffrey R. Immelt         |                                                  | /s/                  Keith S. Sherin           |
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Jeffrey                  R. Immelt             |                                                  | Keith                  S. Sherin               |
| Chief                  Executive Officer       |                                                  | Chief                  Financial Officer       |
| (Principal                  Executive Officer) |                                                  | (Principal                  Financial Officer) |
|                                           |                                                  |                                           |
|                                           | /s/                  Philip D. Ameen                  |                                           |
|                                           | Philip                  D. Ameen                      |                                           |
|                                           | Senior                  Vice President and Controller |                                           |
|                                           | (Principal                  Accounting Officer)       |                                           |

| /s/                Charles E. Alexander  |   | /s/                David R. Nissen    |
|------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|
| Charles                E. Alexander,     |   | David                R. Nissen,       |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Jeffrey S. Bornstein  |   | /s/                Ronald R. Pressman |
| Jeffrey                S. Bornstein,     |   | Ronald                R. Pressman,    |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Kathryn A. Cassidy    |   | /s/                Deborah M. Reif    |
| Kathryn                A. Cassidy,       |   | Deborah                M. Reif,       |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                James A. Colica       |   | /s/                John G. Rice       |
| James                A. Colica,          |   | John                G. Rice,          |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Pamela Daley          |   | /s/                John M. Samuels    |
| Pamela                Daley,             |   | John                M. Samuels,       |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Brackett B. Denniston |   | /s/                Keith S. Sherin    |
| Brackett                B. Denniston,    |   | Keith                S. Sherin,       |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Jeffrey R. Immelt     |   | /s/                Lloyd G. Trotter   |
| Jeffrey                R. Immelt,        |   | Lloyd                G. Trotter,      |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |
|                                     |   |                                  |
| /s/                Michael A. Neal       |   | /s/                Robert C. Wright   |
| Michael                A. Neal,          |   | Robert                C. Wright,      |
| Director                                 |   | Director                              |