Hughes Louis
Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors
Board member
Sweco
Sweden
Biography
Hughes Louis has been Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors at ABB Ltd since May 16, 2003. He is chairman of the Finance, Audit and Compliance Committee of the Company. Mr. Hughes has been Chief Executive Officer of InZero Systems (formerly GBS Laboratories). He has also been Member of the Boards of Directors of AkzoNobel, the Netherlands, since April 2006 and Member of the Board of Directors at Alcatel-Lucent, France. Mr. Hughes acted as Chief of Staff of the Afghanistan Reconstruction Group between 2004 and 2005. Prior to that, he had served as Non-executive Chairman of the Board at OutPerformance Inc., and President and Chief Operating Officer at Lockheed Martin Corp. From 1993 to 2000, he sat on the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank AG, and prior to that he held numerous functions at General Motors, including Executive Vice President. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University in 1971 and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University in 1973.
Research Interest
Hughes Louis is a recipient of many awards and grants for his valuable contributions and discoveries in major area of research. His research interests lie in New busniness marketing. He is the Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Board Member of many peer reviewed journals. His area of expertise credits with many publications in national and international journals. His is committed to highest standards of excellence and it proves through his authorship of many books.
