THE ENERGY INTERVIEW
ABB ELECTRIFICATION ’ S
MORTEN
WIEROD
Morten Wierod , President of ABB ’ S Electrification Business , Shares Insights on how a Digital Future is Driving Efficient and Sustainable Electrification MORTEN WIEROD
TITLE : PRESIDENT COMPANY : ABB ELECTRIFICATION INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : ZURICH , SWITZERLAND
Wierod is President of ABB ’ s Electrification business . An electrical engineer by trade , he started his ABB career in 1998 and in the quarter century since has worked in Norway and China before taking on senior global management roles .
Morten Wierod is President of ABB ’ s Electrification business , a global technology leader in electrical distribution and management from source to socket . With a background in electrical engineering , Wierod started his ABB career in 1998 . Over the last 25 years , he has worked in management positions in Norway and China before taking on several senior global management roles . Then , in April 2019 , Wierod joined ABB ’ s Executive Committee and has been leading the Electrification business since April 2022 .
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12 February 2024