1、Creating the futureThe ABB Group Annual Report 2015This is ABBABB is a pioneering technology leader in the fields of power and automation.We help our customers address the challenges of changing markets,technologies and regulations.We deliver solutions that raise productivity and reduce environmenta
2、l impacts for utilities,industry,transport and infrastructure.Our operations are globally balanced and distinguished by strong positions in all of the worlds principal markets.We build long-lasting,value-creating partnerships with customers,suppliers,business partners,employees and the communities i
3、n which we operate.Innovation and quality are the hallmarks of our offering,which ranges from switches to industrial robots to engineering and expert service,from transmission and distribution networks to software that manages entire factories.With roots in power and automation that go back to the 1
4、9th century,our innovations have shaped the world we know today,and are helping to create the future.This is ABB|ABB Annual Report 2015in US$unless otherwise statedKey Figures 2015$3.0 bnFree cash flow$36.4 bnOrders received$35.5 bnRevenues$1.9 bnNet income0.74 CHFDividend per share(Proposed)11.8%Op
5、.EBITA marginContents02 Chairman and CEO letter06 Highlights of 201508 Innovation at ABB14 The big shifts in power and automation 18 Alliance with Solar Impulse20 Executive Committee21 Regional and country managers23 Corporate governance report41 Compensation report69 Financial review of ABB Group16
6、3 ABB Ltd Statutory Financial Statements181 Supplemental information182 Investor information02 Chairman and CEO letter|ABB Annual Report 2015Dear shareholders,Digitalization is driving a fourth industrial revolution that is transforming many sectors of business more profoundly than at any time since