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KONECRANES PLC’S PRESIDENT AND CEO PEKKA LUNDMARK TO LEAVE THE COMPANY

KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  April 2, 2015  at 08:40 EET

President and CEO Pekka Lundmark has decided to leave Konecranes to pursue his
career outside the company. The Board of Directors of Konecranes Plc will
immediately start the search of a new President and CEO. Mr. Lundmark will
leave the company in early September 2015 after the release of the January-June
interim report and thereto related activities are completed. Until then, Mr.
Lundmark continues as the President and CEO. 

Stig Gustavson, Chairman of the Board of Konecranes Plc, comments:

“We were naturally saddened on learning about Pekka Lundmark´s new career moves
and his decision to leave us. Lundmark will leave our Group in early September
this year. 

We also want to express our understanding for Lundmark´s wish for new
challenges. 

Lundmark has led our Group through both calm and stormy waters, with great
success. Lundmark´s 10 years at the helm of Konecranes will be a brightly
shining part of his CV. 

We have a totally competent team of top managers, fully committed to pursuing
all Group strategies.” 

Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO, comments:

“Leaving Konecranes was not an easy decision since I truly love this company. I
believe we are well positioned to take advantage of the world megatrends such
as digitalization and resource scarcity. We also have a very capable management
team and personnel that can execute on our strategy. 

However, 10 years is a long time for a CEO and for this reason I feel this is a
good time to move on with my career.” 

KONECRANES PLC

Miikka Kinnunen
Director, Investor Relations



FURTHER INFORMATION
Mr. Stig Gustavson, Chairman of the Board, call-back requests tel. +358 40 77
62 314 

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad
range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards,
ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting
solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all
makes. In 2014, Group sales totaled EUR 2,011 million. The Group has 12,000
employees at 600 locations in 48 countries. Konecranes is listed on the Nasdaq
Helsinki (symbol: KCR1V). 



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