ABB Ltd (OMX Stockholm: ABB)

Affolternstrasse 44
8050 Zurich, Switzerland (Map)
Phone: +41-43-317-7111
Fax: +41-43-317-4420
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http://www.abb.com

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Overview

You could be forgiven for thinking that ABB is short for A Bunch of Businesses -- though that bunch has evolved over some 130 years. ABB engineers power and automation technologies for a broad base of utility, industrial, and commercial customers. Its lines run from robots to light switches. Power products include transmission and distribution components, as well as turnkey substation systems. Automation technologies are used to monitor and control equipment and processes in industrial plants and utilities. The company has established a presence in about 100 countries, with its core businesses concentrated in power and automation markets.

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Key financials for ABB Ltd (OMX Stockholm: ABB)

Company Type Public (OMX Stockholm: ABB; NYSE: ABB [ADR])
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £20,419.1
1-Year Sales Growth (0.6%)
2010 Net Income (mil.) £1,655.4
1-Year Net Income Growth (11.7%)
2010 Employees 116,500
1-Year Employee Growth 0.4%
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Key people and executives for ABB Ltd (OMX Stockholm: ABB)

Chairman Hubertus von Grünberg
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CEO Joseph M. (Joe) Hogan
Corporate Communications Wolfram Eberhardt
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  • #127 in FT Global 500 (June 2011)
  • STOXX Europe 50
  • Swiss Market
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