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ABB

ABB is in the Business Services Industry

Market Cap:$41.9B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$29.1B
  • Public
  • CH
Dow Jones Description

ABB keeps the world's industries going. Founded in 1883 and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, ABB Ltd. (NYSE: ABB (ADR) Stockholm) provides power and automation technologies. The company's Power Technologies division offers equipment and services to various electric, gas, and water utilities, among other customers. Its Automation Technologies division offers equipment and services for automating industrial and commercial processes. The company has annual revenues of about $22.4 billion and employs about 104,000 people. The company de-listed its shares from the London and Frankfurt stock exchanges because the average daily trading volume there had become insignificant over the past three years. In 2005 the company sold its wholly owned subsidiary ABB Credit Oy in Finland to SEB Finans AB, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Swedish-based SEB Group.

Number of Employees 120,000
Contact Information

Affolternstrasse 44

PO Box 8131

Zurich

www.abb.com

(41) 433177111

NAICS Code Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: 541611

Recent Events

  • An In-Depth Look at A-Power

    12/01/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • ABB realigns automation divisions to enhance growth opportunities

    11/30/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Stocks Regaining Ground After Seeing Initial Sell Off - U.S. Commentary

    11/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • 3rd UPDATE: ABB To Restructure Automation Business

    11/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • HSBC rates "neutral" on Swedish industrial stocks

    11/26/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • ABB Selects Intergraph For North African Gas Pipeline Project

    11/03/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • UPDATE: ABB Net +12% Amid Warning On 09, 2010 Market Outlook

    10/29/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • European Stocks May Extend Slide Amid Economic Worries

    10/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Designed for Water & Wastewater Apps

    10/15/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • ABB acquires Sinai Engineering Corporation Acquisition will significantly strengthen ABB's presence in Western Canada

    10/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • UBS upgrades ABB rating to "buy"

    10/08/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • ABB cut to hold, Schneider kept at buy at Deutsche

    9/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BRIEF-Deutsche Bank cuts ABB to hold from buy-traders

    9/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Deutsche Bank Downgrades ABB Ltd ABB to Hold; Valuation Call

    9/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • UPDATE:ABB 2Q Profit, Orders Drop As Emerging Market Demand Slows

    7/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Goran Lindahl CEO
Haider Rashid CIO & Head, IS, Automation Technologies Division
Herbert Park CFO, Automation Technologies Division
Michael Demare CFO & Executive Vice President
Michel Demare CFO & Executive Vice President
Victor Bolt CFO, Power Technologies Division
Gary Steel Executive Vice President, HR
Bjorn Edlund Senior Vice President, Corp Communications
Fiona McKerrow Vice President, Communications
Richard A. Brown Group Vice President & Assistant General Counsel
Markus Kistler Manager, Group Internal Audit
Hannu Kasi Group Controller
Anders Jonsson Head of Robotics division
Bernhard Jucker Head of Power Products division
Bo Elisson Head, Manufacturing Automation, Automation Technologies Division
Brad Hoffman Head, Communications, Automation Technologies Division
Brice Koch Head, Transformers
Diane De Saint Victor General Counsel
Frank Duggan Head, Group Accounting Management
Georg Schett Head, Tech, Power Technologies Division
Girish Nadkarni Head, Strategic Marketing, Automation Technologies Division
Guido Traversa Head, Medium Voltage Products
Jasmin Staiblin Head, Marketing, Power Technologies Division
Jeff Halsey Head, HR, Automation Technologies Division
Jim Triompo Head, Project Management, Power Technologies Division
John G. Scriven General Counsel
John Walker Head, Supply Management, Power Technologies Division
Klaus Treichel Head, Communications, Power Technologies Division
Michael Gerber Head, Investor Relations
Michael Hirth Head, Power Technology Sys
Peter Leupp Head of Power Systems division
Peter Smits Head of Power Technologies Division
Peter Terwiesch Head, Tech, Automation Technologies Division
Stefan Ranstrand Head, High Voltage Products
Steven Hegyi Head, Quality, Power Technologies Division
Tom Sjokvist Head, Automation Products
Ulla Johnson Head, HR, Power Technologies Division
Ulrich Spiesshofer Head Of Development
Veli-Matti Reinikkala Head, Process Automation, Automation Technologies Division
Wes Patterson Head, IS, Power Technologies Division

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Hubertus Von Grunberg Chairman
Juergen Dormann Chairman
Bernd W. Voss Board of Directors
Hans Ulrich Maerki Board of Directors
Jacob Wallenberg Board of Directors
Louis R. Hughes Board of Directors
Michael Treschow Board of Directors
Michel de Rosen Board of Directors
Roger Agnelli Board of Directors

Goran Lindahl is the President and CEO of ABB Ltd., a global engineering company with headquarters in Zurich. He is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Alliance for Global Sustainability and Chairman of ABB s Environmental Advisory Board. An electrical engineer by profession, he has spent his whole career in the electrical power sector and has been involved in many major projects include large hydroelectric schemes.

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. CEO Current
ABB Ltd. President Current

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ABB Ltd. CIO & Head, IS, Automation Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. CFO, Automation Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. CFO & Executive Vice President Current

Michel Demaré was elected to the BoD at the AGM 2009. He is a member of the audit committee. He joined ABB in 2005 as member of the Executive Committee and CFO. In addition, he became president of Global Markets in November 2008. Between February and September 2008, he acted as interim CEO of ABB. Mr. Demaré joined ABB from Baxter International, a global healthcare company, where he was CFO Europe from 2002 to 2005. Prior to this role, he spent 18 years at the Dow Chemical Company, holding various Treasury and Risk Management positions in Belgium, France, the US and Switzerland. Between 1997 and 2002 he was CFO of the Global Polyolefins and Elastomers division. Mr. Demaré began his career as an officer in the Multinational Banking division of Continental Illinois Bank of Chicago, based in Antwerp. He graduated with an MBA from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium and a degree in applied economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. Mr. Demaré was born on 31 August 1956 and is a Belgian citizen. Demaré is a member of the foundation board of IMD, Lausanne.

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ABB Ltd. CFO & Executive Vice President Current
UBS AG Board of Directors Current

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ABB Ltd. CFO, Power Technologies Division Current

Born November 25, 1952 – Scottish citizen Education 1991 Bachelor of Commerce – University of Edinburgh, Scotland Professional experience ABB 2003 to date Head of Human Resources Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland Shell 2002 Human Resources Director, Group Finance, Netherlands 1999 – 2002 Director of Group Leadership Development in LEAP, Netherlands 1996 – 1999 Director of Leadership Development in LEAP, Netherlands 1995 – 1996 Head of Supply Chain Consultancy, Shell International, Netherlands 1992 – 1995 Senior Staff Planner for the Upstream Operations divisions, Shell International Petroleum, Netherlands 1990 – 1992 Group Human Resources, Director Health, Safety, Environment and Security, and Public Affairs, Colas Holding (Shell subsidiary) , United Kingdom 1986 – 1990 Personnel Manager, Shell Gabon 1985 – 1986 Head of Employee Relations Manufacturing, U.K. 1983 – 1985 Regional Personnel Relations Advisor, Shell U.K. 1981 – 1983 Employee Relations Advisor, Shell U.K.’s Teesport refinery 1979 – 1981 Assistant to the Group Personnel Director, V-Group Shipping Management, Monaco 1976 – 1979 Personnel Assistant, Shell Chemicals U.K. Memberships Council Member, British Swiss Chamber of Commerce Advisory Board Member of EMSHRM 2009 at Bocconi University, Italy Board memberships Non Executive Director, Harman International Industries, U.S. Chairman of the Board, ABB India Chairman of the Board, ABB Sweden

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Executive Vice President, HR Current
Harman International Industries, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
ABB Ltd. Head, HR Former

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ABB Ltd. Senior Vice President, Corp Communications Current

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ABB Ltd. Vice President, Communications Current

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ABB Ltd. Group Vice President & Assistant General Counsel Current

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ABB Ltd. Manager, Group Internal Audit Current

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ABB Ltd. Group Controller Current

Born July 9, 1950 – Swedish citizen Education 1986 Business Management, Stockholm School of Economics/IFL, Sweden 1976 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Linkoping Technical University, Sweden Professional experience ABB 2006 to date Head of Robotics division Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland 2005 Head of Automation Technologies Division China – ABB (China) Ltd., China 2004 Head of Operational Excellence Automation Technologies Division – ABB Automation Technologies Management Ltd., Switzerland 1997 – 2003 Global Business Area & Business Unit Manager for Motors, Drives and Power Electronics – ABB Automation Group Ltd., Switzerland 1988 – 1996 Global Business Development and Controlling for LV Motors – ABB Automation Group Ltd., Switzerland ASEA 1980 – 1987 Production Manager – ASEA AB, Sweden 1976 – 1979 Development Engineer, Corporate Research – ASEA AB, Sweden Membership Vice Chairman of the Swiss Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Switzerland Board membership ABB Automation GmbH, Germany

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Head of Robotics division Current

Born May 30, 1954 – Swiss citizen Education 1978 Degree in Electrical Engineering (Dipl. Ing.), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Switzerland Professional experience ABB 2006 to date Head of Power Products division Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland 2003 – 2005 Chairman of the Management Board and Country Manager – ABB AG, Germany 2002 Head of Automation Technology Products Division – ABB Ltd., Switzerland Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland 2000 – 2002 Head of Business Area Drives & Power Electronics – ABB Automation Technology Products Management Ltd., Switzerland 1994 – 2000 Business Unit Manager for ABB’s global Electrical Machines business (incl. LV Motors from 1998) – ABB Automation Group Ltd., Switzerland 1991 – 1994 Business Unit Manager for ABB’s global Electrical Machines business – ABB Drives – Antriebe GmbH, Germany BBC/ABB 1979 – 1991 Various positions in engineering-, commissioning- and general management (interrupted by ETH) – BBC Brown Boveri AG and ABB Drives, Switzerland ETH 1980 – 1981 Research Assistant at the Institute for Electrical Machines (ETH), Switzerland Board memberships Chaiman of the Board, ABB AG, Germany

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Head of Power Products division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Manufacturing Automation, Automation Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Communications, Automation Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Transformers Current

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ABB Ltd. General Counsel Current
Abb Printing General Counsel, Member of The Executive Committee Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Group Accounting Management Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Tech, Power Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Strategic Marketing, Automation Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Medium Voltage Products Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Marketing, Power Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, HR, Automation Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Project Management, Power Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. General Counsel Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Supply Management, Power Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Communications, Power Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Investor Relations Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Power Technology Sys Current

Born July 1, 1951 – Swiss citizen Education 1992 Executive training, University of Zurich, Switzerland 1976 Degree in Electrical Engineering (Dipl. Ing.), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland Professional experience ABB 2007 to date Head of Power Systems division Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland 2005 – 2006 Region Manager North Asia 2001 – 2006 Chairman/President of ABB, China 1999 – 2000 Local head of power transmission and distribution division at ABB, Switzerland 1995 – 1999 President of High-Voltage Technologies Ltd. at ABB, Switzerland 1993 – 1994 Managing director of medium-voltage business at ABB, Switzerland 1989 – 1993 Profit center manager, surge arrestors Technochemie 1988 – 1989 Chief Executive Officer BBC 1977 – 1988 Various functions in high-voltage development division in Switzerland

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Head of Power Systems division Current

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Asea Brown Boveri Inc. Manager, Technology Current
ABB Ltd. Head of Power Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Tech, Automation Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, High Voltage Products Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, Quality, Power Technologies Division Current

Born September 19, 1947 – Swedish citizen Education 1972 MBA Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden 1970 M.Sc. (El. Eng.) Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden Professional experience ABB 2006 to date Head of Automation products divison Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland 2004 – 2005 Head of Business Area Automation Products – ABB Ltd., Switzerland 1998 – 2003 Business Area Manager LV Products (Instrumentation included in 2003) – ABB Automation Group Ltd., Switzerland 1994 – 1998 Business Area Manager Contracting, LV Systems and LV Apparatus – ABB Ltd., Switzerland 1988 – 1993 Managing Director of Power Distribution Segment – ABB AG, Germany Management Committee Member – ABB AG, Germany Business Area Manager Installation LV Systems and LV Apparatus – ABB Group, based at ABB AG, Germany ASEA 1983 – 1987 President – ASEA Distribution AB, Sweden Business Area Manager Power Distribution – ASEA Group, Sweden 1980 – 1982 Manager Business Development – ASEA Group, Sweden 1977 – 1980 Manager Marketing Planning – ASEA Group, Sweden 1974 – 1977 Sales and Application Engineer, Furnace Department – ASEA AB, Sweden 1972 – 1973 Trainee of ASEA in Västerås, Sweden and White Plains NY, U.S.

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ABB Ltd. Head, Automation Products Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, HR, Power Technologies Division Current

Born March 26, 1964 – German citizen Education 1984 – 1989 Masters Degree in Business Administration and Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Germany 1989 – 1991 PhD in Economics, University of Stuttgart, Germany Professional experience ABB November 2005 Head of Corporate Development – ABB Ltd., Switzerland Member of the Group Executive Committee Roland Berger Strategy Consultants 2002 – 2005 Senior Partner, Global Head Operations Practice – Roland Berger AG, Switzerland A.T. Kearney 2001 – 2002 Managing Director – A.T. Kearney International AG, Switzerland, Member European Operating Committee 1999 – 2001 Leader Asian Operations Practice – A.T. Kearney Pty. Ltd., Australia 1996 – 1999 Member Australian Leadership Team – A.T. Kearney Pty. Ltd., Australia 1991 – 1996 Associate/Manager/Principal – A.T. Kearney GmbH, Germany Teaching 1989 – 1992 Lecturer in business management, University of Stuttgart and Berufsakademie, Stuttgart, Germany

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Head Of Development Current

Born May 11, 1957 – Finnish citizen Education 1990 Executive Master of Business Administration, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland 1978 Diploma in Accounting Professional experience ABB 2006 to date Head of Process Automation division Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd., Switzerland 2005 Head of Business Area Process Automation – ABB Ltd., Switzerland 2003 – 2004 Local Division Manager China for Automation Technologies Division – ABB (China) Ltd., Member of Global Automation Technologies Division Management Team 2002 – 2003 Business Area Manager for Drives & Power Electronics – ABB Automation Management Ltd., Switzerland 1999 – 2002 Product Responsible Unit Manager for LV Drives 1996 – 1999 Business Area Unit Manager for Drives, Finland 1994 – 1996 CFO of ABB Industry OY, Finland 1993 – 1994 Business Controller of Drives business, Finland Tampella Group 1992 – 1993 Managing Director Pac Asia Ltd. in London, U.K. / Canada 1989 – 1991 CFO of Tampella Packaging Division, Finland UPM Kymmene Group 1979 – 1989 Various positions in Business Control in Division and local unit levels Board Membership Chairman of ABB Oyj, Finland Chairman of ABB Turbo Systems AG, Switzerland Member of the Board of UPM-Kymmene Corporation, Finland Member of the Board of ABB Limited, India

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Head, Process Automation, Automation Technologies Division Current

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ABB Ltd. Head, IS, Power Technologies Division Current

Hubertus von Grünberg has been a member and chairman of ABB’s Board of Directors since May 3, 2007. He is the chairman of the supervisory board of Continental AG (Germany). He is a member of the supervisory boards of Allianz Versicherungs AG and Deutsche Telekom AG (both Germany). He is a member of the board of directors of Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland). Mr. von Grünberg was born in 1942 and is a German citizen.

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Abb Printing Chairman of The Board Current
ABB Ltd. Chairman Current

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ABB Ltd. Chairman Current
ABB Ltd. President & CEO Former
Hoechst AG Chairman Former
International Business Machines Corporation Board of Directors Former
Adecco S.A. Vice Chairman Former
Sanofi-Aventis Vice Chairman Former
BG Group Plc Board of Directors Former

Bernd W. Voss has been a member of ABB’s Board of Directors since March 12, 2002. He is a member of the supervisory board of Dresdner Bank AG (Germany). He is also a member of the boards of directors of Continental AG, Hapag-Lloyd, and Wacker Chemie (all Germany). Mr. Voss was born in 1939 and is a German citizen.

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Hans Ulrich Märki has been a member of ABB’s Board of Directors since March 12, 2002. He is the retired chairman of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa (France), and a member of the board of directors of Mettler-Toledo International (U.S.) and Swiss Re and Menuhin Festival Gstaad AG (both Switzerland). He is also a member of the foundation board of Schulthess Klinik, Zurich (Switzerland) and the board of trustees of the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (Russia). Mr. Märki was born in 1946 and is a Swiss citizen.

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Board of Directors Current
ABB Inc., Power Systems General Manager, Europe Former
ABB Inc., Power Systems General Manager, Europe Former

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ABB Inc., Power Systems Chairman Current
Investor AB Chairman Current
SAS AB Vice Chairman Current
SAS AB Vice Chairman Current
The Coca-Cola Company Board of Directors Current
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Vice Chairman Current
ABB Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Atlas Copco AB Vice Chairman Current
ABB Ltd. Director Current
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB CEO Former
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Advisor to the President Former
The Investor, Inc. CFO Former
The Investor, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Investor AB Board of Directors Former
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania M.B.A. Former
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania B.Sc. Economics Former

Louis R. Hughes has been a member of ABB’s Board of Directors since May 16, 2003. Mr. Hughes is the chairman and chief executive officer of GBS Laboratories LLC (U.S.). He is the former chairman of Out Performance Inc. (U.S.) He is also a member of the boards of directors of Akzo Nobel (The Netherlands), Alcatel Lucent (France) and Sulzer (Switzerland). Mr. Hughes was born in 1949 and is an American citizen.

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Michael Treschow has been a member of ABB’s Board of Directors since May 16, 2003. He is the chairman of the boards of directors of Ericsson (Sweden), Unilever NV (The Netherlands), and Unilever PLC (U.K.). He is also a member of the board of directors of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (Sweden). Mr. Treschow was born in 1943 and is a Swedish citizen.

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ABB Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. Board of Directors Current
ViroPharma Incorporated President Former
Smartpill Corporation Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
Sanofi-Aventis Chairman Former

Roger Agnelli has been a member of ABB’s Board of Directors since March 12, 2002. He is the president and chief executive officer of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Brazil). Mr. Agnelli was born in 1959 and is a Brazilian citizen.

Organization Position Status
ABB Ltd. Board of Directors Current

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ABB $18.040 -0.210 (-1.15% )
Volume 5,464,625
Shares Outstanding 2.3B
Market Cap 41.9B
Year High 22.010
Year Low 10.88
Earnings Per Share 1.13
P/E Ratio 15.9646
Dividend 0.445
Yield 2.4667
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