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6-K 1 tm2329398d1_6k.htm FORM 6-K october302023

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 October 2023

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)

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This Form 6-K consists of the following:

Press release issued by ABB Ltd dated October

30, 2023, titled “ABB appoints Mathias Gaertner

as General Counsel

and Company Secretary”.

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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, OCTOBER

30, 2023

ABB appoints Mathias

Gaertner

General Counsel

and Company

Secretary

ABB announced today that Mathias Gaertner

has been appointed General Counsel

and Company Secretary

and a Member of the Executive Committee.

He will join ABB in

2024 and succeed Natalia Shehadeh,

who

has held the position of General Counsel

and Company Secretary ad interim

since June 1, 2023, and who in

the future will focus on her role

as Chief Integrity Officer of ABB. Natalia will

remain in her ad interim

position

until Mathias has joined ABB.

German national, Mathias has a strong

track record of managing international

M&A transactions, litigations,

IP and compliance. He is currently Head

Legal & Compliance of global

construction materials company

Holcim and has been a member of its

Group Executive Committee since

2021. Prior to that, he spent

10 years at Honeywell Building Technologies, most recently

as General Counsel, playing an instrumental

role in the business’ growth. He has

also worked for law firms Skadden,

Arps, Slate, Meagher

& Flom LLP

and Affiliates and Baker & McKenzie. Mathias

studied at the University

of Münster, Germany, where he

obtained his PhD, and is admitted to the

German bar.

ABB CEO Björn Rosengren said: “After

a thorough selection process we

are delighted to appoint

a general

counsel with extensive experience in

decentralized organizations.

We look forward to Mathias further

strengthening the capabilities of our

legal teams and building on our

strong culture of integrity. I would like to

take this opportunity to also thank

Natalia for her valuable contribution

while stepping in

ad interim and wish

her all the best for when she returns to

her role as ABB’s Chief Integrity Officer.”

ABB

is a technology leader in electrification

and automation, enabling a more sustainable

and

resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions

connect engineering know-how

and software to optimize

how things are manufactured, moved,

powered and operated.

Building on more than 140 years of

excellence, ABB’s ~105,000 employees

are committed to driving innovations

that accelerate industrial

transformation. www.abb.com

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For more information please

contact:

Media Relations

Phone: +41 43 317 71 11

Email: media.relations@ch.abb.com

Investor Relations

Phone: +41 43 317 71 11

Email: investor.relations@ch.abb.com

ABB Ltd

Affolternstrasse 44

8050 Zurich

Switzerland

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.

ABB LTD

Date: October 30, 2023.

By:

/s/ Ann-Sophie Nordh

Name:

Ann-Sofie Nordh

Title:

Group Senior Vice President and

Head of Investor Relations

Date: October 30, 2023.

By:

/s/ Richard A. Brown

Name:

Richard A. Brown

Title:

Group Senior Vice President and

Chief Counsel Corporate & Finance

SEC Form 6-K filed by ABB Ltd