瑞士蘇黎士2008年2月13日消息：ABB首席執(zhí)行官Fred Kindle因在如何領(lǐng)導(dǎo)公司與董事會(huì)之間存在爭(zhēng)執(zhí)而離職。董事會(huì)現(xiàn)任命首席財(cái)物官M(fèi)ichel Demaré為臨時(shí)CEO。 Fred Kindle于2004年9月加入公司，2005年1月?lián)慰偛眉鍯EO。他在職期間，為ABB帶來了很大的收益。 董事會(huì)于2007年9月宣布全面支持戰(zhàn)略目標(biāo)，并且對(duì)執(zhí)行委員會(huì)在促進(jìn)戰(zhàn)略前景方面的能力非常有信心。董事會(huì)將立即開始尋找接班人。 Hubertus von Grünberg主席說：“董事會(huì)非常感謝Fred Kindle在過去三年中為公司帶來的業(yè)績(jī)。他成功地鞏固了公司在世界范圍內(nèi)的運(yùn)營(yíng)。在其領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，ABB被推崇為一個(gè)快速成長(zhǎng)的、高收益率的和具有行業(yè)道德的領(lǐng)先公司?！? Von Grünberg和Demaré已于當(dāng)天10點(diǎn)舉行電話會(huì)議，會(huì)見媒體、金融分析家和投資者。歐洲國(guó)家可撥打+41 91 610 5600，英國(guó)撥打+44 20 7107 0611，瑞典國(guó)家撥打+46 8 5069 2105。參與者可在開始后10-15分鐘進(jìn)行提問。 此外，ABB提前宣布了2007年第四季度和全年的銷售結(jié)果。 第四季度收到89億美元訂單（2007全年為343億美元），第四季度完成稅收共計(jì)87億美元（2007全年為292億美元），EBIT由一年前的11.1％增長(zhǎng)到了13.1％（2007全年為13.8％）。 第四季度凈收入共計(jì)18億美元，此凈收入包括ABB Lummus Global公司的5.3億美元和正面影響帶來的4.75億美元的遞延資產(chǎn)。2007年凈利潤(rùn)共計(jì)38億美元，與06年相比增長(zhǎng)14億。 ABB董事會(huì)準(zhǔn)備在2008年5月8日召開的年度大會(huì)上提議每股分紅0.48瑞士法郎。分紅將以面值減少的形式發(fā)放。 此外，公司已經(jīng)決定開始股份回購(gòu)計(jì)劃，回購(gòu)最大價(jià)值為22億法郎，以現(xiàn)行匯率計(jì)算，約等同于20億美元。股份回購(gòu)允許股東通過ABB提高的收益率和強(qiáng)大的現(xiàn)金流量得到收益，同時(shí)維護(hù)公司成長(zhǎng)的足夠充分的財(cái)政靈活性。 ABB預(yù)定于今天報(bào)告其2007全年的業(yè)績(jī)，并舉行媒體及分析家見面會(huì)。 [FONT=times] original text [/FONT] [font=times][Color=#708090]Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 13, 2008 – ABB Chief Executive Officer Fred Kindle is leaving the company due to irreconcilable differences about how to lead the company. The Board of Directors named Chief Financial Officer Michel Demaré as interim CEO. Fred Kindle joined the company in September 2004 and took over as President and CEO in January 2005. He oversaw a period of strong organic growth and a return to profitability at ABB. The Board fully supports the strategic targets announced in September 2007 and is confident in the Executive Committee’s ability to drive the strategy forward. The Board will immediately begin the search for a successor. “The Board is very thankful to Fred Kindle for driving the company to the extraordinary level of performance it achieved over the last three years,” Chairman Hubertus von Grünberg said. “He successfully streamlined and strengthened the company’s operations around the world. Under his leadership, ABB today is a leading company in respect of growth, profitability and business ethics.” Von Grünberg and Demaré will today host a telephone conference for the media, financial analysts and investors starting at 10 a.m. CET. The dial-in numbers are +41 91 610 5600 （Europe and rest of the world）, +44 20 7107 0611 （U.K.）, and +46 8 5069 2105 （Sweden）. Participants should call in 10-15 minutes before the briefing starts. In addition, ABB pre-announced full-year and fourth-quarter 2007 results. Fourth-quarter orders received were $8.9 billion （full-year 2007: $34.3 billion）. Fourth-quarter revenues amounted to $8.7 billion （full-year 2007: $29.2 billion）. Earnings before interest and taxes （EBIT） in the quarter reached $1.1 billion （full-year 2007: $4 billion） and the EBIT margin increased to 13.1 percent from 11.1 percent a year earlier （full-year 2007: 13.8 percent）. Net income in the fourth quarter amounted to $1.8 billion. Included in net income is a gain on the sale of ABB Lummus Global of $530 million and a positive impact of $475 million from the recognition of deferred tax assets. Full-year 2007 net income amounted to $3.8 billion compared with $1.4 billion in 2006. The ABB Board of Directors will propose a dividend of 0.48 Swiss francs per share to the annual general meeting on May 8, 2008. The dividend will be in the form of a nominal value reduction. In addition, the company has decided to start a share buyback program up to a maximum value of 2.2 billion francs, equivalent at current exchange rates to approximately $2 billion. The share buyback is designed to allow shareholders to benefit from ABB’s improved profitability and strong cash generation, while maintaining sufficient financial flexibility for the company’s growth ambitions. ABB will report its complete 2007 results and hold media and analyst briefings tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 14, as scheduled.[/color][/font]