Zurich, Switzerland - February 4, 2016, Zurich, Switzerland - ABB Group, a robotics and the power and automation technology company, has nominated four new members for election to its board of directors.
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The nominees are:
Frederico Fleury Curado, Chief Executive Officer of Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer since 2007.
Mr. Curado has been instrumental in the international expansion of Embraer, shaping the company’s global footprint and product portfolio. He has broad functional experience ranging from manufacturing, quality management, operational excellence, to technology and commercial.
He is a board member of Iochpe-Maxion in Brazil and Transocean in Switzerland.
Robyn Denholm, Chief Financial Officer of Silicon Valley-based Juniper Networks since 2007 and Chief Operating Officer since 2013.
Ms. Denholm has also worked at Sun Microsystems, Toyota and Arthur Andersen, giving her broad industry background with experience in the audit, automotive, computer systems/software and networking equipment industries. She is a board member of Tesla Motors and previously served on the board of Echelon in the US.
David Meline, CFO of the California-based global biotechnology company Amgen since 2014.
Prior to joining Amgen, Mr. Meline was CFO at 3M from 2008 to 2014. With degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Economics, he began his career as an engineer at AT&T and worked for more than 20 years at General Motors in finance and engineering roles in Brazil, Kenya, Korea, Singapore, Switzerland and the US. He is a board member of TRW Automotive in the US.
Satish Pai, Deputy Managing Director, Hindalco Industries Ltd., an industry leader in aluminium and copper, and the metals company of the Aditya Birla Group.
Mr. Pai joined Hindalco in 2013 from Schlumberger, the oil and gas services company, where he acquired broad experience in operations and technology management.
During his 28 years with Schlumberger, Mr. Pai held roles in engineering, R&D, services and project management in France, Russia, Thailand, the UK, US and United Arab Emirates. He is currently in charge of Hindalco’s operations in India and is a board member of Novelis Inc. in the US.
Long-time Board member Roger Agnelli has decided not to stand for reelection. ■