Zurich, Switzerland – The board of directors of ABB Ltd. appointed Joseph M. Hogan as chief executive officer of the ABB Group, the company announced on July 17. 
Hogan is currently CEO of GE Healthcare, which ABB calls “the global leader in medical diagnostic technology and biosciences.” Hogan also is a member of the GE senior executive council. He will join ABB on Sept. 1, 2008.
Michel Demare, ABB’s chief financial officer, who has held the CEO position on an ad-interim basis since Feb. 13, 2008, when Fred Kindle left ABB , will continue to serve as ABB’s chief financial officer.
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– Edited by Mark T. Hoske , editor in chief
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