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:
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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 as
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
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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Media Relations
Phone: +41 43 317 71 11
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Investor Relations
Phone: +41 43 317 71 11
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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