瑞士蘇黎士2008年2月13日消息：ABB首席執行官Fred Kindle因在如何領導公司與董事會之間存在爭執而離職。董事會現任命首席財物官Michel Demaré為臨時CEO。 Fred Kindle于2004年9月加入公司，2005年1月擔任總裁兼CEO。他在職期間，為ABB帶來了很大的收益。 董事會于2007年9月宣布全面支持戰略目標，并且對執行委員會在促進戰略前景方面的能力非常有信心。董事會將立即開始尋找接班人。 Hubertus von Grünberg主席說：“董事會非常感謝Fred Kindle在過去三年中為公司帶來的業績。他成功地鞏固了公司在世界范圍內的運營。在其領導下，ABB被推崇為一個快速成長的、高收益率的和具有行業道德的領先公司。” Von Grünberg和Demaré已于當天10點舉行電話會議，會見媒體、金融分析家和投資者。歐洲國家可撥打+41 91 610 5600，英國撥打+44 20 7107 0611，瑞典國家撥打+46 8 5069 2105。參與者可在開始后10-15分鐘進行提問。 此外，ABB提前宣布了2007年第四季度和全年的銷售結果。 第四季度收到89億美元訂單（2007全年為343億美元），第四季度完成稅收共計87億美元（2007全年為292億美元），EBIT由一年前的11.1％增長到了13.1％（2007全年為13.8％）。 第四季度凈收入共計18億美元，此凈收入包括ABB Lummus Global公司的5.3億美元和正面影響帶來的4.75億美元的遞延資產。2007年凈利潤共計38億美元，與06年相比增長14億。 ABB董事會準備在2008年5月8日召開的年度大會上提議每股分紅0.48瑞士法郎。分紅將以面值減少的形式發放。 此外，公司已經決定開始股份回購計劃，回購最大價值為22億法郎，以現行匯率計算，約等同于20億美元。股份回購允許股東通過ABB提高的收益率和強大的現金流量得到收益，同時維護公司成長的足夠充分的財政靈活性。 ABB預定于今天報告其2007全年的業績，并舉行媒體及分析家見面會。 [FONT=times] original text [/FONT] [font=times][Color=#708090]Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 13, 2008 – ABB Chief Executive Officer Fred Kindle is leaving the company due to irreconcilable differences about how to lead the company. The Board of Directors named Chief Financial Officer Michel Demaré as interim CEO. Fred Kindle joined the company in September 2004 and took over as President and CEO in January 2005. He oversaw a period of strong organic growth and a return to profitability at ABB. The Board fully supports the strategic targets announced in September 2007 and is confident in the Executive Committee’s ability to drive the strategy forward. The Board will immediately begin the search for a successor. “The Board is very thankful to Fred Kindle for driving the company to the extraordinary level of performance it achieved over the last three years,” Chairman Hubertus von Grünberg said. “He successfully streamlined and strengthened the company’s operations around the world. Under his leadership, ABB today is a leading company in respect of growth, profitability and business ethics.” Von Grünberg and Demaré will today host a telephone conference for the media, financial analysts and investors starting at 10 a.m. CET. The dial-in numbers are +41 91 610 5600 （Europe and rest of the world）, +44 20 7107 0611 （U.K.）, and +46 8 5069 2105 （Sweden）. Participants should call in 10-15 minutes before the briefing starts. In addition, ABB pre-announced full-year and fourth-quarter 2007 results. Fourth-quarter orders received were $8.9 billion （full-year 2007: $34.3 billion）. Fourth-quarter revenues amounted to $8.7 billion （full-year 2007: $29.2 billion）. Earnings before interest and taxes （EBIT） in the quarter reached $1.1 billion （full-year 2007: $4 billion） and the EBIT margin increased to 13.1 percent from 11.1 percent a year earlier （full-year 2007: 13.8 percent）. Net income in the fourth quarter amounted to $1.8 billion. Included in net income is a gain on the sale of ABB Lummus Global of $530 million and a positive impact of $475 million from the recognition of deferred tax assets. Full-year 2007 net income amounted to $3.8 billion compared with $1.4 billion in 2006. The ABB Board of Directors will propose a dividend of 0.48 Swiss francs per share to the annual general meeting on May 8, 2008. The dividend will be in the form of a nominal value reduction. In addition, the company has decided to start a share buyback program up to a maximum value of 2.2 billion francs, equivalent at current exchange rates to approximately $2 billion. The share buyback is designed to allow shareholders to benefit from ABB’s improved profitability and strong cash generation, while maintaining sufficient financial flexibility for the company’s growth ambitions. ABB will report its complete 2007 results and hold media and analyst briefings tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 14, as scheduled.[/color][/font]