Appointment

ABB Ltd
02 April 2003

ABB appoints new head of Investor Relations



Zurich, Switzerland, April 2, 2003 - ABB announced today that it has appointed
Michel Gerber as the new head of Investor Relations, reporting to the company's
chief financial officer, Peter Voser.

Gerber, 39, joins ABB from Lonza Group Ltd (formerly Alusuisse-Lonza), Basel,
Switzerland, where he was deputy head of Corporate Communications and Investor
Relations. From 1984 to 1996, Gerber held a number of positions in the Swiss
banking industry, from equities and option trader to senior financial analyst.
He joined Alusuisse-Lonza in 1996.

Gerber began his new assignment this week. He succeeds Cheryl Sunderland, who
has left ABB on a career break after more than ten years with the company.

ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable
utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering
environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100
countries and employs about 139,000 people.



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