POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

     The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Emerson C. Moser
and Luke J. Frutkin, or either of them acting singly and with full power of
substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     1.  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer or director or both of General Cable Corporation (the
"Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and the rules thereunder;

     2.	 do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4
or 5, complete and execute any amendments thereto, and timely file such form
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any securities
exchange or similar authority, including without limitation the filing of a Form
ID or any other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to
file the Forms 3, 4 and 5 electronically with the SEC; and

     3.  take any other action in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by or for, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever required,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.

     The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request and on the behalf of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for the failure to comply
with, any provision of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to each
of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as
of and on the date set forth below.


                                          /s/ John E. Welsh, III
                                          _____________________
                                          Signature


                                          John E. Welsh, III
                                          _____________________
                                          Name


                                          Date: May 14, 2015