UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a -16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of October 2023

Commission File Number 001-16429

ABB Ltd

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Affolternstrasse 44, CH-8050, Zurich, Switzerland

(Address of principal executive office)

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This Form 6-K consists of the following:

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Press release issued by ABB Ltd dated October 30, 2023, titled “ABB appoints Mathias Gaertner as General Counsel

and Company Secretary”.

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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, OCTOBER 30, 2023

ABB appoints Mathias Gaertner as

General Counsel and Company

Secretary

ABB announced today that Mathias Gaertner has been appointed General Counsel and Company Secretary

and a Member of the Executive Committee. He will join ABB in 2024 and succeed Natalia Shehadeh, who

has held the position of General Counsel and Company Secretary ad interim since June 1, 2023, and who in

the future will focus on her role as Chief Integrity Officer of ABB. Natalia will remain in her ad interim position

until Mathias has joined ABB.

German national, Mathias has a strong track record of managing international M&A transactions, litigations,

IP and compliance. He is currently Head Legal & Compliance of global construction materials company

Holcim and has been a member of its Group Executive Committee since 2021. Prior to that, he spent

10 years at Honeywell Building Technologies, most recently as General Counsel, playing an instrumental

role in the business’ growth. He has also worked for law firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

and Affiliates and Baker & McKenzie. Mathias studied at the University of Münster, Germany, where he

obtained his PhD, and is admitted to the German bar.

ABB CEO Björn Rosengren said: “After a thorough selection process we are delighted to appoint a general

counsel with extensive experience in decentralized organizations. We look forward to Mathias further

strengthening the capabilities of our legal teams and building on our strong culture of integrity. I would like to

take this opportunity to also thank Natalia for her valuable contribution while stepping in ad interim and wish

her all the best for when she returns to her role as ABB’s Chief Integrity Officer.”

ABB

 is a technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and

resource-efficient future. The company’s solutions connect engineering know-how and software to optimize

how things are manufactured, moved, powered and operated. Building on more than 140 years of

excellence, ABB’s ~105,000 employees are committed to driving innovations that accelerate industrial

transformation. www.abb.com

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For more information please contact:

Media Relations

Phone: +41 43 317 71 11

Email: media.relations@ch.abb.com

Investor Relations

Phone: +41 43 317 71 11

Email: investor.relations@ch.abb.com

ABB Ltd

Affolternstrasse 44

8050 Zurich

Switzerland

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be

signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ABB LTD

Date: October 30, 2023.

By:

/s/ Ann-Sophie Nordh

Name:

Ann-Sofie Nordh

Title:

Group Senior Vice President and 

Head of Investor Relations

Date: October 30, 2023.

By:

/s/ Richard A. Brown

Name:

Richard A. Brown

Title:

Group Senior Vice President and

Chief Counsel Corporate & Finance