Johan de Villiers
ABB
Senior Vice President, Global Industry Manager
Johan de Villiers is currently serving as Senior Vice President – Global and Strategic Accounts. Johan and his team help the major energy companies around the world to develop, produce and operate sustainably, safely and efficiently. This includes the deployment of technology that enables and accelerates the energy transition. Johan initially gained practical experience in engineering, manufacturing and project management, followed by various business leadership roles which helped him develop his business and management skills. These roles included full profit and loss business roles as well as country leadership roles, and took him from South Africa to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He worked across a range of business areas, such as power grids, process automation, industrial digitalization, e-mobility, and robotics. Prior to his current role Johan was Senior Vice-President – Oil, Gas and Offshore Wind. Johan has a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, as well as a Master degree in Business Administration.
