ABB has appointed Maryrose Sylvester as Country Managing Director (CMD) and Head of Electrification for the United States, effective August 1, 2019.

In the CMD role, she will succeed Greg Scheu, who will support a smooth transition until his retirement at the end of October 31, 2019, ABB announced in the press release.

Sylvester was most recently President & CEO of "Current, powered by GE", a GE startup business that was acquired in April by New York-based private equity firm American Industrial Partners. She previously held several executive-level positions at GE.

Sylvester is a member of the board of governors of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. She also sat on GE's Corporate Executive Council and its Commercial Council, and was a member and co-founder of GE's Women's Network.

Source: ABB