Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
June 20 2019 - 6:39AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
month of June 2019
Commission
File Number 001-16429
ABB
Ltd
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
Affolternstrasse 44,
CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the
Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to
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registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws
of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or
legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of
the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as
long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to
be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and, if
discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K
submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the
information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
This Form 6-K consists of the following:
1.
Press release issued by ABB Ltd dated June 19, 2019, titled “ABB
appoints Maria Varsellona as General Counsel & Company Secretary”.
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, June 19, 2019
ABB appoints
Maria Varsellona as General Counsel & Company Secretary
Italian citizen Varsellona brings international legal and
technology experience; she will succeed Diane de Saint Victor who will retire
after more than 12 years with ABB
ABB has
announced that Maria Varsellona is to succeed Diane de Saint Victor as ABB
General Counsel and Company Secretary.
Varsellona
will be appointed Group General Counsel and member of the Executive Committee, effective
November 1, 2019. De Saint Victor will continue as Company Secretary,
reporting to Chairman and CEO Peter Voser, until March 31, 2020. Effective
April 1, 2020, Varsellona will become ABB General Counsel and Company
Secretary while de Saint Victor will concentrate on board mandates.
Varsellona,
born in 1970, has been Chief Legal Officer of Nokia since May 2014, and
additionally President of Nokia Technologies since May 2018. She joined
Nokia Group in July 2013 as Nokia Siemens Networks General Counsel, having
previously served as General Counsel at TetraPak. Before that, she held senior
legal positions in GE Oil & Gas for many years, with a specific focus on
managing legal affairs for commercial operations and global services. She is a
member of the board of directors of Nordea Bank AB.
"Maria
Varsellona brings extensive knowledge of contract law and mergers &
acquisitions, among other specializations, as well as significant experience
from various technology and industrial companies," said ABB Chairman and
CEO Peter Voser. "Her experience at Nokia in particular will help ABB to
advance its digital leadership in industry while continuing to drive integrity
and corporate governance relentlessly."
Varsellona
is an admitted lawyer in Italy and England, and has worked in private practice
in both those countries, as well as having lectured on international contract
law at the University of Florence, Italy. She holds a law degree from the
University of Palermo (Juris Doctor), Italy.
“I would
like to thank Diane very much for her many years of commitment to the company
as General Counsel, member of the Executive Committee and Company Secretary,”
said Peter Voser. “Over the years, Diane has been closely associated with ABB’s
strategy, with a focus on M&A, with ABB’s intellectual assets as a true
differentiator in the market place, and with overall company culture and
governance including a top quartile ethics and compliance framework.”
ABB
(ABBN: SIX
Swiss Ex) is a pioneering technology leader with a comprehensive offering for
digital industries. With a history of innovation spanning more than 130 years,
ABB is today a leader in digital industries with four customer-focused,
globally leading businesses: Electrification, Industrial Automation, Motion,
and Robotics & Discrete Automation, supported by its common ABB Ability™
digital platform. ABB’s market leading Power Grids business will be divested to
Hitachi in 2020. ABB operates in more than 100 countries with about 147,000
employees. www.abb.com
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For
more information, please contact:
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Media Relations
Phone: +41 43 317 71 11
Email:
media.relations@ch.abb.com
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ABB
Ltd
Affolternstrasse 44
8050 Zurich
Switzerland
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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ABB LTD
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Date: June 20, 2019.
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By:
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Name:
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Jessica Mitchell
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Title:
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Group Senior Vice
President and
Head of Investor Relations
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Date: June 20, 2019.
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By:
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Name:
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Richard A. Brown
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Title:
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Group Senior Vice
President and
Chief Counsel Corporate & Finance
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