Thomas Zurflueh

Business Line Manager Europe at ABB

Switzerland

About

Global strategic mindset and inspirational leader with strong operational implementation abilities. Empowering people, managing change, developing and leveraging technology for joint success. Vast capital goods investment, technologies, infrastructure and related services experience. Solid track record driving growth, transforming organizations and realizing M&A.

Experience

  • ABB (19 yrs 6 mos)
    • Business Line Manager Power Reliability Europe
      Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

      Enabling utilities and energy industries to ensure power generation, grid stability and driving the energy transition. Creating value jointly with a strong diverse team and multinational organization. Leveraging digitalization, AI and latest technologies to shape products, systems and services for excitation and synchronization systems, hydrogen rectifiers and automation, digital and electrical solutions for hydropower operators.

    • Business Line Manager Excitation Europe
      Jun 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Enabling customers to ensure power generation, grid stability and driving the hydrogen transition. Creating value and developing a strong diverse team and multinational operations. Leverage digitalization and latest technologies to shape products, systems and services.

    • General Manager ABB Distribution Solutions New Zealand
      Sep 2019 - Jul 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Growing the business in the New Zealand market with the global portfolio, and delivering growth from global export markets for the SafeLink switchgear portfolio. Transforming with a strong team the operations and developing the next generation Eco Friendly portfolio range.

  • Manager at ABB China, System Group Utility Communication
    2004 - Dec 2006 · 3 yrs

  • ABB Switzerland Ltd. (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Bid Manager
      2002 - 2004 · 2 yrs

    • Trainee
      2001 - 2002 · 1 yr

      Management Trainee with stations in High Voltage R&D, Innovation/M&A and M&S in Chile