ABB appoints Zhiqiang Zhang as Managing Director of ABB in China

ABB today announced that Zhiqiang Zhang has been appointed Managing Director of ABB in China. He succeeds Chunyuan Gu who has held this role in addition to his roles as Chairman of ABB China and President of the Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region. The appointment will be effective October 1, 2018. Dr. Gu, a member of the ABB Executive Committee, will remain Chairman of ABB China and President of the AMEA region.

Zhang, a Chinese citizen, has extensive management experience and a deep understanding of the Chinese market, developed during his career at several large global companies over the past three decades. He joins ABB from Sandvik where he was Asia-Pacific Regional Holding Officer and President of Sandvik China. Prior to that, he held leadership positions at several other companies, including Nokia Siemens Networks, where he was President of the Greater China Region, and Siemens VDO Automotive, China, where he was President and CEO.