Former GE CEO, Cincinnati native Immelt recalls relationship with McCain: ‘He was my hero’

Former General Electric Co. chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt, a Finneytown native, penned a tribute to the late U.S. Sen. John McCain in a LinkedIn post on Monday, recalling an inspiring trip he made with the Republican to Egypt after the Arab Spring protests. Immelt wrote in the post that he knew McCain “well” and had “massive respect for him.” McCain, the longtime Arizona senator and two-time presidential candidate, died on Saturday from brain cancer. The former GE (NYSE: GE) executive and…