Konecranes Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Arto Juosila to leave Konecranes

Arto Juosila to leave Konecranes

Konecranes Group Director, Administration and Business Development and member
of the Group Executive Board, Arto Juosila has informed that he will leave his
position to pursue personal interests. Mr Juosila has worked for Konecranes
more than 27 years. Mr Juosila's responsibilities will initially be divided
between existing Executive Board members. 

”I would like to warmly thank Mr Juosila for his personal commitment and
contribution over the years, as well as for his long career in several
important management positions in Konecranes”, says Konecranes President and
CEO Pekka Lundmark. 

Mr Juosila's resignation is effective as of 31 December, 2007. 


For additional information, please contact:
Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO, tel. +358 20 427 2000

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 2006, Group sales totaled EUR 1483 million. The Group has 8,000
employees, at more than 370 locations in 41 countries. Konecranes is listed on
the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCR1V).