ABB - ABB Ltd

ABB Ltd

Affolternstrasse 44
Zurich 8050
Switzerland
41 43 317 71 11
http://new.abb.com

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Diversified Industrials
Full-time employees: 135,000

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Ulrich Spiesshofer	Pres & CEO	N/A	N/A	1964
Mr. Timo J. Ihamuotila	Exec. VP & CFO	N/A	N/A	1966
Ms. Diane de Saint Victor	Gen. Counsel, Company Sec. and Heal of Legal & Integrity	N/A	N/A	1955
Mr. Jean-Christophe Deslarzes	Chief HR Officer	N/A	N/A	1963
Mr. Greg Scheu	Pres of Americas Region and Head of Group Service & Bus. Integration	N/A	N/A	1961

Amounts are as of 31 December 2016, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

ABB Ltd manufactures and sells electrification, robotics and motion, industrial automation, and power grid products worldwide. Its Electrification Products segment provides modular substation packages, distribution automation products, circuit breakers, measuring and sensing devices, control products, wiring accessories, enclosures and cabling systems, and intelligent home and building solutions. This segment serves building, data center, rail, wind and solar, food and beverage, marine, and oil and gas industries. The company's Robotics and Motion segment offers robotics, motors, generators, drives, wind converters, components and systems for railways and related services, and digital services for applications in industries, transportation and infrastructure, and utilities. This segment serves machinery manufacturers, process industries, hybrid and batch manufacturers, transportation equipment manufacturers, discrete manufacturing companies, utilities, and customers in the automotive industry. Its Industrial Automation segment provides process and discrete control solutions, advanced process control software and manufacturing execution systems, sensing, measurement and analytical instrumentation and solutions, electric ship propulsion systems, machine and factory automation solutions, and turbochargers, as well as remote monitoring, preventive maintenance, and cybersecurity services. This segment serves companies in the oil and gas, minerals and mining, metals, pulp and paper, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, power generation, and marine industries. The company's Power Grids segment offers turnkey grid integration, transmission systems, and substation solutions; transformers; and circuit breakers, switchgear, and capacitors. This segment serves transmission and distribution operators and owners, as well as utilities and industrial, transportation, and infrastructure customers. ABB Ltd was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Corporate governance

ABB Ltd’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 May 2018 is 7. The pillar scores are Audit: 10; Board: 2; Shareholder rights: 1; Compensation: 8.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.