Jul 18, 2012. /Lesprom Network/. ABB appointed Alanna Abrahamson as head of Investor Relations, reporting to the company’s CFO, Michel Demaré. John Fox will become deputy head of Investor Relations. Both will be based in Zurich, Switzerland, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. Alanna joined ABB in May 1999 as an Internal Auditor in the US. She then held various financial and operational roles in the US and Switzerland and was Project Manager for the integrations of the acquired companies Kuhlmann and Ventyx. John Fox was appointed to his current role as Senior Investor Relations Officer in 2003. ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 145,000 people.