ABB China managing director Chun-Yuan Gu has been appointed president of the Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region.
He takes over from Frank Duggan, who has been appointed president of Europe, succeeding Bernhard Jucker, who has retired.
As members of the ABB executive committee, both Chun-Yuan Gu and Frank Duggan will report to ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer.
Both appointments will be effective July 1, 2017.
Spiesshofer said China represents one third of global growth and is a very important market for ABB.
“I am very pleased to welcome Chun-Yuan, a Chinese industrial automation expert to our executive committee. He has a proven track record of delivering superior growth momentum and a profound knowledge of Asia and emerging markets,” he said.
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