ABB appoints Mathias Gaertner as GC and Company Secretary

ABB,  the technology leader in electrification and automation, has appointed Mathias Gaertner as new General Counsel and Company Secretary and a Member of the Executive Committee. He will join ABB in 2024 and succeed Natalia Shehadeh, who has held the position of General Counsel and Company Secretary ad interim since June 1, 2023, and who in the future will focus on her role as Chief Integrity Officer of ABB. Natalia will remain in her ad interim position until Mathias has joined the company.

Gaertner  is a proven senior legal leader in technology-driven building solutions with a solid track record in international mergers & acquisitions and compliance. He is currently Head Legal & Compliance of global construction materials company Holcim and has been a member of its Group Executive Committee since 2021. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at Honeywell Building Technologies, most recently as General Counsel, playing an instrumental role in the business’ growth. He has also worked for law firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Affiliates and Baker & McKenzie. He studied at the University of Münster, Germany, where he obtained his PhD, and is admitted to the German bar.