印度機構領導人以全球市場的領導人身份加入管理委員會 　　瑞士蘇黎士2007年6月13消息，ABB已任命印度業務部和南亞地區公司經理Ravi Uppal為其管理委員會中全球市場的領導人。 　　Uppal將于2007年7月1日正式擔任執行委員會會長。他將代替Dinesh Paliwal而擔任此職位，Dinesh Paliwal將于這個月離開ABB成為Harman International公司（音頻和電子設備的制造者，已在紐約證券交易所上市）執行總監。 　　Uppal從2001在印度就已是ABB的領導人，于2006年負責南亞地區事宜。在ABB工作已有20多年，包括在瑞典和中東。 ABB總裁兼執行總裁Fred Kindle說：“Ravi Uppal在印度ABB已有很成功的表現。他是一個老練的領導者，擁有許多客戶和執行經驗。” 　　新全球市場領導人將負責ABB所有區域和具有最大客戶賬戶的國家。他將以蘇黎士、瑞士為基地，保持其現有職位直到有繼任者。 　　Uppal于1975年在Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. （BHEL）公司開始他的職業生涯，在德里的印度理工學院獲得科技理學士和在Ahmedabad印度管理學院取得管理學位。Uppal于1980年加入ABB成為ABB的前輩，在印度建立Volvo之前，從1996年到2001年返回ABB年間擔任了一系列管理職位。 original text [COLOR=#708090]ABB names Ravi Uppal to Executive Committee Head of Indian unit to join management board as head of Global Markets Zurich, Switzerland, June 13, 2007 – ABB has appointed Ravi Uppal, head of the company‘s Indian business and South Asia region, to its management board as head of Global Markets. Uppal will take up the position on the Executive Committee on July 1, 2007. He replaces Dinesh Paliwal who is leaving ABB this month to become chief executive of Harman International, a maker of audio and electronic equipment that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Uppal has been head of ABB in India since 2001 and assumed responsibility for the South Asia region in 2006. The Indian national has worked at ABB for 20 years in locations including Sweden and the Middle East. “Ravi Uppal has been instrumental in ABB‘s successful performance in India,” said ABB President and Chief Executive Officer Fred Kindle. “He is an accomplished leader with strong customer orientation and great execution skills.” The new head of Global Markets will be responsible for all ABB regions and countries as well as the biggest customer accounts. He will be based in Zurich, Switzerland, and retain his current roles until successors have been announced. Uppal began his career at Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. （BHEL） in 1975 after obtaining a Bachelor of Technology （B-Tech） degree from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi and a management degree from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. Uppal joined ABB‘s predecessor, Asea, in 1980 and worked in various management positions before establishing Volvo in India from 1996 until he returned to ABB in 2001. [/COLOR]