ABB Names Scriven Gen. Counsel; Hess To Join Shell 
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Published March 28, 2003


Swiss power and automation company ABB Ltd. (ABB) said that it has 
appointed John Scriven as its new general counsel. 
 
Scriven, 60, will succeed Beat Hess, 54, who has accepted an offer to 
join Royal Dutch Shell Group (RD, SC) as group legal director on June 
16. 

For the past 10 months, Hess has focused on resolving the asbestos-
related exposure of Combustion Engineering, a U.S. subsidiary of ABB, 
the company said. 

Scriven has been working closely with Hess on the asbestos issue for 
the past several months. 



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