On Thursday, November 5, Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies with nearly $6 trillion in annual revenues and more than 12 million employees, announced that ABB’s Enrique Santacana will serve as Vice Chair of the organization’s Sustainable Growth Initiative. Enrique is CEO of ABB’s North America region and heads ABB Inc. in the United States.
He will serve alongside Initiative Chair Michael G. Morris, Chairman, President and CEO of American Electric Power. Together they will help lead Business Roundtable’s efforts to promote policies that can reduce carbon emissions and enhance U.S. energy security without undermining the nation’s fragile economic recovery.
“Business Roundtable was the first business organization to publicly commit to fighting climate change and maintains a well-deserved reputation as a leader on energy and environment issues,” said Santacana. “I look forward to working with Mike Morris and our fellow members to steer our nation towards greater sustainable growth and energy independence.”
“Enrique has more than three decades of experience working as a leader in the energy industry,” said Morris. “We are fortunate to have a CEO with such deep experience and dedication to the balanced, long-term vision of our Sustainable Growth Initiative. I welcome Enrique as our Vice Chair and look forward to working with him to address the serious energy and climate challenges facing our nation and the world.”
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 120,000 people. The company's North American operations, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, employ about 11,000 people in 20 manufacturing and other major facilities.