ABB names Björn Rosengren as CEO

ABB任命Björn Rosengren为首席执行官

Aug.11,2019--The Board of ABB has unanimously appointed Björn Rosengren, as Chief Executive Officer. He will join ABB on February 1, 2020 and succeed CEO, Peter Voser, in this role on March 1, 2020. At that time Peter Voser will revert to his position at ABB solely as Chairman of the Board.

2019年8月11日——ABB董事会一致任命Björn Rosengren为首席执行官。他将于2020年2月1日加入ABB，并于2020年3月1日接替首席执行官傅赛（Peter Voser）担任此职位。届时傅赛将恢复专任ABB董事长职位。

Björn Rosengren (60), a Swedish citizen, is a highly experienced, international executive and leader of industrial businesses. He has been the CEO of Sandvik, a high-tech global engineering group, since 2015. During this time, he has overseen the successful implementation of a decentralized structure and improved both the profitability and financial strength of Sandvik. Prior to that, he was CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation, which manufactures and services power sources and other equipment for the marine and energy markets (2011-2015) and spent some thirteen years (1998-2011) in a variety of management roles at Atlas Copco, a world leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions.

Björn Rosengren（60岁），瑞典公民，是一位经验丰富的国际高管和工业企业领导人。自2015年以来，他一直担任全球高科技工程集团山特维克的首席执行官。在此期间，他监督了分权制架构的成功实施，并提高了山特维克的盈利能力和财务实力。在此之前，他曾担任瓦锡兰公司的首席执行官（2011-2015），该公司为海洋和能源市场制造电源和其他设备，并在世界领先的可持续生产力解决方案提供商阿特拉斯•科普柯公司（Atlas Copco）担任了大约十三年（1998-2011年）的各种管理职务。

“The Board is pleased that Björn Rosengren will be taking the lead at ABB, bringing with him a proven track record of value creation and exactly the managerial skills ABB needs during the next stage of its transformation,” said ABB Chairman and current CEO, Peter Voser. “After undertaking a thorough search, the Board is convinced that Björn Rosengren is the best candidate for the role. He understands how to establish successful decentralized organizations, empower people and demonstrates the culture of cooperation and high performance. Together with our strong management team, he will drive ABB’s strategy and deliver long-term value to all our stakeholders.”

“董事会很高兴Björn Rosengren将成为ABB的领导者，带来他在价值创造方面的良好记录以及ABB在转型的下一阶段所需的管理技能，”ABB董事长兼现任首席执行官傅赛表示。“在进行彻底的了解后，董事会确信Björn Rosengren是该职位的最佳候选人。他了解如何建立成功的分权制架构，赋予人们权能，并展示合作文化和良好绩效。他将与我们强大的管理团队一起推动ABB的战略，并为我们所有的利益相关者提供长期价值。”

CEO-designate, Björn Rosengren, said: “I am honored to have the opportunity to join ABB, a truly global technology leader, after I have completed my current commitments. At such a pivotal time for manufacturing industries, ABB must continue to best serve the needs of global customers with a unique technology and digital solutions portfolio to help enhance their productivity. I look forward to working with my new colleagues around the globe to enhance value through the delivery of the group strategy and fully empowering our businesses and people.”

候任首席执行官Björn Rosengren表示:“我很荣幸有机会在完成目前的承诺后，加入真正的全球技术领导者ABB公司。在制造业如此关键的时刻，ABB必须继续以独特的技术和数字化解决方案组合为全球客户提供最佳服务，以帮助他们提高生产率。我期待着与全球的新同事合作，通过实施集团战略和充分赋能我们企业和员工，从而提升价值。”