ABB India introduction

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 130,000 people. ABB operations in India include 14 manufacturing facilities with over 8000 employees. Customers are served through an extensive countrywide presence with more than 23 marketing offices, 8 service centers, 3 logistics warehouses and a network of over 550 channel partners. The ABB Group is increasingly leveraging the Indian operations for projects, products, services, engineering and R&D.

History
General:

The Company was incorporated on 24.12.1949 as The Hindustan Electric Company Limited. On 24.09.1965, the Companys name was changed to Hindustan Brown Boveri Limited (HBB). Pursuant to the Scheme of Amalgamation of Asea Limited with HBB with effect from 1st January 1989, the name was further changed to Asea Brown Boveri Limited, with effect from 13.10.1989. Effective 16.04.2003, the name was further changed to ABB Limited.

Flakt India Limited was amalgamated with ABB with effect from 5th October 1995. During 1994-95, a joint venture Company - ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation AG (Adtranz) was established by ABB Zurich and Daimler-Benz AG, Germany, in Germany. A subsidiary of Adtranz was incorporated in India viz. ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation Limited which took over the Transportation Business of the Company effective 1st January 1996. ABBs power generation business was globally transferred into the new 50-50 JV with Alstom in 1999. In India the power generation business has been demerged and transferred to ABB Alstom Power India Ltd. with effect from 1st April 1999. In consideration of the transfer of the power business, each shareholder of ABB has been allotted one share in ABB Alstom Power India Ltd. for every share held in the company.

Capital: The Authorised Share Capital of the Company is Rs.500,000,000 divided into 212,500,000 Equity Shares of Rs.2/- each and 750,000 11% Redeemable 10 years, Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs.100/- each. Effective July 2007, the Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up share capital of the Company, is Rs.423,816,750/-, consisting of 211,908,375 Equity Shares of the face value of Rs.2/- each.

ABB's presence in India

This section gives an overview of ABB's presence in India

Our culture
Good leaders are characterized by competence, ambition and integrity All three ensure that we create value by fulfilling our commitments to our customers, our employees and the communities and societies in which we operate, acting in accordance with sound corporate values.

Our philosophy
Business principles Corporate governance Integrity Sustainability

Corporate management team

Managing Director Chief financial officer Legal and compliance Bazmi Husain Amlan Datta Majumdar Stefan Backstrom

Human resources Communication and investor relations Company secretary Power systems Power products Discrete automation and motion Process automation Low voltage products Country service manager & Global engineering and services Country operations manager Chief technology officer

Raja Radhakrishnan Vikram V Kanth B Gururaj N Venu Pitamber Shivnani R Narayanan Priteesh Mahajan Tommy Andreasson Madhav Vemuri Tajinder Vohra Ulf L Moberg

Equity history
Please click on the link on the right to view the file which contains the equity history of ABB in India ABB India Equity History

Our businesses
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 135,000 people.

Power Products Power Products are the key components to transmit and distribute electricity. The division incorporates ABB's manufacturing network for transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, cables and associated equipment. It also offers all the services needed to ensure products' performance and extend their lifespan. The division is subdivided into three business units.

Power Systems Power Systems offers turnkey systems and services for power transmission and distribution grids, and for power plants. Substations and substation automation systems are key areas. Additional highlights include flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS), high-voltage direct current (HVDC) systems and network management systems. In power generation, Power Systems offers the instrumentation, control and electrification of power plants. The division is subdivided into four business units.

Discrete Automation and Motion This division provides products, solutions and related services that increase industrial productivity and energy efficiency. Its motors, generators, drives, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), power electronics and robotics provide power, motion and control for a wide range of automation applications.The leading position in wind generators and a growing offering in solar complement the industrial focus, leveraging joint technology, channels and operations platforms.

Low Voltage Products The Low Voltage Products division manufactures low-voltage circuit breakers, switches, control products, wiring accessories, enclosures and cable systems to protect people, installations and electronic equipment from electrical overload. The division further makes KNX systems that integrate and automate a building's electrical installations, ventilation systems, and security and data communication networks.

Process Automation The main focus of this ABB business is to provide customers with products and solutions for instrumentation, automation and optimization of industrial processes. The industries served include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals and minerals, marine and turbocharging. Key customer benefits include improved asset productivity and energy savings.