Spiesshofer steps up to CEO role with ABB

ABB Australia Pty Ltd
Tuesday, 17 September, 2013

Ulrich Spiesshofer has taken over as ABB’s Chief Executive Officer. Spiesshofer will succeed Joe Hogan as CEO; Hogan will continue as advisor to the board until the end of March 2014.

“Ulrich Spiesshofer has an outstanding track record forming and developing high-performing teams and has demonstrated excellent strategy and execution skills,” said Hubertus von Grünberg, Chairman of ABB’s board of directors, in a welcoming statement.

Ulrich Spiesshofer.

ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer.

Spiesshofer has the full support of the entire board, von Grünberg said.

“We look forward to a close cooperation with Ulrich to further develop ABB’s power and automation business under his leadership.”

ABB announced Spiesshofer’s appointment as CEO on 17 June this year; a three-month orderly transition period was announced at the time.

“I look forward to working with ABB’s strong team to deliver continued profitable growth against our strategy and create long-term value for our customers, employees and shareholders,” Spiesshofer said.

“In these challenging economic times, we will focus as a team relentlessly on customer satisfaction, quality and execution.”

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