Directorate Change

ABB Ltd
15 October 2002




ABB announces resignation of Martin Ebner from Board of Directors


Zurich, Switzerland, October 15, 2002 - ABB's Board of Directors announced today
that one of its members, Martin Ebner, has resigned from the board with
immediate effect.


ABB said Ebner cited personal reasons for his decision.


'I would like to thank Martin Ebner for his work on the Board of Directors, and
for his contribution to ABB,' said ABB chairman and CEO, Jurgen Dormann.


Ebner has been a member of the ABB board since 1999.


ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and  automation technologies that enable
utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering
environmental impacts. The ABB Group of companies operates in more than 100
countries and employs about 150,000 people worldwide.


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