People: ABB Ltd (ABBN.VX)

Ms. Diane de Saint Victor has been Member of the Executive Committee and General Counsel of ABB Ltd since January 2007. She began her professional career as Counsel in Lyon-Caen, Fabiani & Thiriez. Subsequently, she worked for Thales from 1987 to 1988. In 1988, she joined General Electric, initially serving as Associate General Counsel GE Health Care Europe in Paris and then as Counsel at International Law & Policy in Washington, D.C. From 1993 to 2003, she worked in Honeywell International, where she was appointed Vice President and General Counsel International. From 2003 to 2004, she held the same position in SCA Hygiene Products. In 2004, she assumed the position of Senior Vice President and General Counsel in Paris/Munich in European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) and remained on this position until 2006. She is also International Associate in American Bar Association, American Corporate Counsel Association, International Bar Association and Cercle Montesquieu, French General Counsel Association. She holds a D.E.A. degree (L.L.M. equivalent) in International Law and D.E.A. (L.L.M.) in Business Law from Paris Law School.