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    ABB delivers growth in fourth quarter

    Solid transformation progress in 2016Fourth quarter highlights · 3% orders growth driven by large contract awards · 9% orders growth in the United States and China · Revenues up 1% · Power Grids strong growth in orders (up 15%) and revenues (up 4%); Op EBITA margin increased to 10.4% · Operational EBITA margin 11.7% impacted by default of a large distributor in Turkey and Egyptian currency losses · Net Income $489 mn versus $204 mn in Q4 2015 Full year 2016 highlights · Operational EBITA margin up 50 bps to 12.4% · Operational earnings per share2 up 4% ·

    ABB names Timo Ihamuotila as new Chief Financial Officer

    · Timo Ihamuotila joins pioneering technology leader ABB as Chief Financial Officer from Nokia, effective April 1, 2017 · Proven Chief Financial Officer with extensive experience in communications, software and services industries, active portfolio management and operational performance improvement · Deep understanding of corporate transformation and digital business models · Quantum leap in digital is cornerstone of Stage 3 of ABB’s Next Level Strategy: after creating the Chief Digital Officer role, new CFO key to transforming ABB as leader in digital industriesABB announced today

    ABB: Solid progress on profitability

    Zurich, Switzerland, July 21, 2016: Second-quarter highlights· Operational EBITA margin(1) up +100 basis points to 12.7%  · All divisions in target margin corridor · White collar productivity program delivering results · Operational earnings per share(1) up +18%(2) · Net Income $406 million impacted by $367 million(3) of restructuring and restructuring-related expenses · Base orders steady(1,4), continued market headwinds reflected in total orders -5% · Revenues -2% on lower short-cycle volumes and timing of order backlog execution  · Cash flow from operating activities

    ABB appoints Sami Atiya as Head of Discrete Automation and Motion division

    Zurich, Switzerland, June 13, 2016 – Globally experienced leader Atiya brings proven portfolio leadership experience and deep understanding of digital revolution in industryABB has appointed Sami Atiya to its Executive Committee as President of the Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, effective June 13, 2016. He succeeds Pekka Tiitinen, who will return to his home country as Managing Director of ABB in Finland. Atiya served Siemens for 18 years in the US and Europe, most recently since 2011 as CEO of the Mobility and Logistics division and as CEO of the Computer Tomography unit

    ABB: progress in challenging markets

    Zurich, Switzerland, April 20, 2016: First-quarter highlights· Profitability and cash flow up through execution of Next Level strategy · Base orders steady[1,2] total orders -7% reflect challenging Q1 2015 comparison · Revenues -2% on lower short-cycle volumes and timing of order backlog · Operational EBITA margin[2] up 0.9 percentage points to 12.0% · Power Grids in target margin corridor; strategic portfolio review of Power Grids on track · Operational earnings per share[2] +3%[3] · Cash flow from operating activities up approximately $200 million · Financials

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