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APPOINTMENTS IN KCI KONECRANES EXECUTIVE BOARD

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KCI KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE       18 May, 2006 11.00 a.m.   1


APPOINTMENTS IN KCI KONECRANES EXECUTIVE BOARD

At its meeting today, the Nomination and Compensation Committee of KCI Konecranes
Board of Directors appointed Mr. Hannu Rusanen President, Maintenance Services
Business Area, with effect as of September 1, 2006. In his new role, he will
assume the global responsibility for the Group's maintenance service operations,
including MTM (Machine Tool Maintenance). For the present, Mr. Rusanen will also
continue in his current position as head of KCI Konecranes' Nordic region. Mr.
Tom Sothard, who has had two roles, as both head of Global Maintenance Services
and KCI Konecranes' Americas region, will now focus on the latter one.

Both Mr. Sothard and Mr. Rusanen will continue to report to Pekka Lundmark,
President & CEO.

"Tom Sothard has done an excellent job in both his roles, which are quite
different and have been constantly growing. As many new opportunities are
emerging in the Americas in e.g. ports, and in South America as a whole, it is
natural that Sothard will concentrate his full capacity to run the Americas
region", says Pekka Lundmark. "Hannu Rusanen has, as responsible for our Nordic
region, demonstrated his ability to lead and conceptually develop a large service
business offering. I am very pleased to be able to fill this important position
with an internal candidate", concludes Mr Lundmark.

Hannu Rusanen joined KCI Konecranes in 2003 from ABB where he headed ABB's
Industrial Service operations in Finland.

Members of KCI Konecranes Executive Board are presented on KCI Konecranes'
Internet pages at www.konecranes.com.

This press release together with a downloadable picture of Mr Hannu Rusanen is
available under press releases at our web site www.konecranes.com.

KCI Konecranes is a world leading crane technology and service-company.
Maintenance services are provided for cranes of every make. The product range
includes light crane systems, heavy-duty cranes for process industries and
shipyards, special harbour cranes for bulk materials and containers as well as
reach stackers and lift trucks. In 2005, Group sales totalled EUR 971 million.
The Group has 6,000 employees in 38 countries. KCI Konecranes is listed on the
Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V).

KCI KONECRANES PLC


Franciska Janzon
IR Manager



FURTHER INFORMATION
Mr. Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO, Tel. +358-20 427 2000



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