High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! General Cable (NYSE: BGC) is a Fortune 500 company based in Highland Heights, Kentucky, with sales offices and manufacturing facilities around the world. The company is a global leader in both the manufacture and distribution of copper, aluminum, and fiber optic cables, for energy, communications and many other industries. General Cable was incorporated in New Jersey in 1927, bringing together under one corporate identity several older companies founded in the 19th century, including Phillips Wire and Safety Cable Company, Rome Wire Company and Standard Underground Cable. The CEO of General Cable is Gregory B. Kenny.