ABB Group, Switzerland

ABB Group (Asea Brown Boveri) is a multinational company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, formed in 1988 by the merger of the Swedish General Electric Company (ASEA, founded in 1883) and the Swiss Bron Bron Boveri AG (BBC, founded in 1891).The ABB Group is a leading company in the market segments of electric motors, energy, and automation, and its products including transformers, switchgear, and power automation systems. ABB is ranked 268th in the 2013 Fortune 500 ranking.