Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget

Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget
Industry electrical engineering
Founded 1883 (1883), disestablished 1 January 1988
Headquarters Västerås, Sweden

Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget (English translation: General Swedish Electric Company;[1] Swedish abbreviation: ASEA) was a Swedish industry company. In 1988 it merged with the Swiss company Brown, Boveri & Cie (BBC) to form ABB Group. ASEA still exists, but only as a holding company owning 50% of the ABB Group.

History

ASEA logo used from the late nineteenth century until 1933

ASEA was founded 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås as manufacturer of electrical light and generators. By a merging with Wenström's & Granström's Electrical Power Company (Wenströms & Granströms Elektriska Kraftbolag) the name was changed to Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, literally the "General Swedish Electrical Limited Company", or a ASEA for short.

Business management

CEOs

Chairman of the Board

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