ABB Ltd.'s board has proposed an ordinary dividend of CHF 0.80 per share for 2018, subject to shareholder approval at the company's annual general meeting on May 2, 2019. The ex-dividend and payout dates in Switzerland are expected to be in May 2019.

The company announced the appointment of Sylvia Hill as Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Executive Committee, effective June 1, 2019. She succeeds Jean-Christophe Deslarzes, who has decided to step down to pursue a non-executive career. Sylvia Hill joined ABB's Human Resources (HR) team in 1993 and has held positions of increasing responsibility within the HR function, including Head of HR for the Robotics and Motion division, country HR manager for France and the Czech Republic, and Head of HR of the Mediterranean Region. Currently, she is Group Function Head of Global HR Services and HR Transformation.