Michael Halbherr has been appointed Chairman of ABB E-mobility Holding AG. Swiss national Halbherr started his career at Boston Consulting Group and has been CEO of mobile maps and navigation pioneer gate5, which was acquired by Nokia.
He then became part of Nokia’s leadership team, running their Services business unit and then served as CEO of HERE Technologies.
He is currently a founder, investor and board member of several start-up technology companies, as well as a Board Member of Vontobel Holding and Zurich Insurance Group of Switzerland.
ABB E-mobility’s Board of Directors will include Halbherr and three other independent members, who will be selected in due course.
ABB E-mobility is the EV charging solutions arm of ABB.
ABB CEO, Björn Rosengren, says: “We are delighted to have Michael joining our exciting E-mobility story as a recognized authority in the mobile technology and automotive industries. We are also excited to put in place a new Board of Directors to govern the division in the spirit of an agile and fast-moving independent company.”
“I can’t wait to work closely with CEO Frank Mühlon and his team in driving future growth aligned with the trends of sustainability mobility and digitalization,” adds Halbherr.
ABB employs about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.
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