Directorate Change

ABB Ltd
23 February 2007


ABB Board proposes Hubertus von Grunberg as its new Chairman

All other members of the Board to stand for re-election at annual meeting


Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 23, 2006 - The Board of Directors of ABB nominated
Hubertus von Grunberg to succeed Jurgen Dormann as Chairman and announced that
all other Board members will stand for re-election.

Shareholders, who elect Board members for a one-year term, will vote on the
nominations at the annual general meeting (AGM) on May 3, 2007. The Board
unanimously proposed Von Grunberg to replace Dormann, who announced in December
2006 that he will resign after completing his current term as Chairman in May.

Dormann joined the ABB Board in May 1998 and was nominated Chairman in November
2001. From September 2002 to December 2004, he also served as ABB chief
executive officer. The other members of the ABB Board are Roger Agnelli, Louis
R. Hughes, Hans Ulrich Marki, Michel de Rosen, Michael Treschow, Bernd W. Voss,
and Jacob Wallenberg.

Von Grunberg has been Chairman of the Board of Continental AG, based in Germany,
since 1999, and was the company's President and CEO from 1991 until June 1999.
He started his career at Alfred Teves GmbH, Germany, where he pursued an
international career and became President and CEO of ITT-Automotive Inc. of the
United States.

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 more than 100
countries and employs about 108,000 people.


A picture and CV of Hubertus von Grunberg are available at www.abb.com/news




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