Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 7, 2011 – ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has
made new appointments in the Executive Committee (EC) following the decision of Peter Leupp,
head of the Power Systems division, to retire from the company.
Brice Koch, an EC member responsible for Marketing and Customer Solutions (MC), will succeed
Leupp on March 1, 2012. Greg Scheu, head of the Discrete Automation and Motion division in North
America, will join the EC and take over Koch’s current role as of July 1, 2012. Between March and
July, the MC team will report to CEO Joe Hogan.
Leupp, who has worked at ABB for more than 30 years, will continue as a director on the boards of
ABB in China and of ABB Ltd, the company’s listed Indian subsidiary, positions he has held since
2001 and 2002, respectively.
“Peter has given many years of great service to ABB and I am very pleased that he will continue as a
board member in India and China where his knowledge and expertise have proven to be invaluable,”
said Chief Executive Officer Joe Hogan. “It is also a testimony to our internal bench strength that we
have strong successors in Brice and Greg.
“Brice has built a very strong team in MC and his experience in ABB augurs well for success in Power
Systems. Greg has shown his leadership and business skills over several years and is ideally suited
to building on the existing strengths of MC,” Hogan said.
Scheu, a former executive at Rockwell International, joined ABB in 2001 and is also currently
responsible for integration of Baldor Electric Co., a leading North American maker of industrial motors
acquired by ABB in January 2011.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry
customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of
companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 130,000 people.
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