KONECRANES APPOINTS TIMO LESKINEN AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES

KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  April 24, 2013 at 10:00

Timo Leskinen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Konecranes Plc. He will be responsible for all Human Resources (competence development and administration) and Corporate Responsibility (Health, Safety and Environment) matters for Konecranes.

Mr. Leskinen will be a member of the Konecranes Group Executive Board and will report to Pekka Lundmark, President & CEO. Mr. Leskinen will start in his new position on August 1, 2013.

Timo Leskinen has worked at Fiskars Oyj Abp since 2009 and is currently Vice President, Head of HR. He has previously held several HR and business management positions at Nokia Oyj. He has also experience from human resources consulting. Timo Leskinen is born in 1970 and holds a Master's degree in Psychology.

“Timo Leskinen possesses a solid experience in global HR practices, competence development and leading change management activities”, says President & CEO Pekka Lundmark. “He is also a rare exception among HR professionals since he has also business management experience. He is therefore especially well suited for lifting the Konecranes talent to the next level”, he concludes.

KONECRANES PLC

Miikka Kinnunen
Director, Investor Relations

FURTHER INFORMATION
Analysts and Investors:
Miikka Kinnunen, Director, Investor Relations, Konecranes Plc,
tel. +358 20 427 2050

Press:
Mikael Wegmüller, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Konecranes Plc, tel. +358 20 427 2008

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 2012, Group sales totaled EUR 2,170 million. The Group has 12,100 employees, at 626 locations in 48 countries. Konecranes is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (symbol: KCR1V).

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