ABB India Limited has appointed Sanjeev Sharma as the Managing Director, with effect from January 1, 2016, to continue the path of next level of growth across utilities, industries and infrastructure in the country.

Sanjeev Sharma first joined ABB in 1990 and since then has held a number of global senior management roles. He brings extensive experience in industrial automation and electrification across market segments and geographies and has led several successful change management initiatives across global operations.

Prior to this appointment, Sanjeev was the global Managing Director for ABB's Low Voltage Systems business unit, where he was based in Malaysia. He started his career working for ABB in India and has also lived and worked in Germany and Switzerland.

"Sanjeev brings over 25 years of experience in ABB in diverse roles across various locations and functions, where he has most notably been responsible for running a successful global business units" said Frank Duggan, Chairman of the Board, ABB India Limited.

"ABB in India has been steadily growing despite a challenging market environment, therefore we look forward to welcoming Sanjeev to the team where he will be responsible for driving the next level of growth for ABB in India, which is a key market and an important resource base for ABB."

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