ABB, a leading global power and automation technology company, aims to help customers improve performance in the areas of electricity, industry, transportation and infrastructure, while reducing environmental impact. ABB Group operates in 100 countries around the world, with 140 thousand employees, and sales revenue of about $40 billion in 2014. ABB group is one of the world's top 500 companies, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and is listed on the Zurich, Stockholm and New York stock exchanges. ABB was formed in 1988 by two international companies with more than 100 years of history - Swedish Brown (ASEA) and BBC Brown Bo Farrel Boveri in switzerland.