Chunyuan Gu

Independent Non-executive Director

Chunyuan Gu

Chairman of Sustainability Committee; and Member of Audit & Risk Committee, Finance & General Committee and Human Resources & Remuneration Committee

​Aged 66
Appointed on 20 October 2020 (4 years)
Last re-elected+ on 3 May 2024


Skills and Expertise

  • Board / board committees leadership / other listed roles​
  • CLP market experience ​
  • Executive leadership​
  • Related industry / global experience​
  • Professional and risk & compliance​
  • Sustainability​
  • Technology​

Titles, Qualifications and Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Doctor of Engineering, School of Aeronautics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
  • General Management Program at Stockholm School of Economics

Other Major Offices

  • ABB (China) Ltd. (Chairman of the Board) 
  • COSMO IoT Technology Co., Ltd. (Independent Director)
  • NXP Semiconductors N.V. (Non-executive Director, and member of Audit Committee)
  • Blackstone, Inc. (Senior advisor)
  • NSK Ltd. (Member of the China advisory council)

Public Service

  • China EV 100 (Member)
  • Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (International member)

Past Experience

Mr Gu has over 30 years of experience working at ABB Ltd (ABB), a global pioneering technology leader in electrification and automation serving customers in utility, industry, transportation and infrastructure.  Mr Gu was a member of the ABB Group Executive Committee and President of the Asia, the Middle East and Africa region and President of ABB (China) Ltd.  He remains engaged by ABB in an advisory capacity as the Chairman of the Board of ABB (China) Ltd.


+Under the Company’s Articles of Association on retirement and rotation for the re-election of Directors, Directors would typically serve a period of three years since the year of last election or re-election; however at times, depending on the number of Directors on the Board, the term may be for a period of two years.


Latest update: 24 February 2025

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