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MIKAEL WEGMüLLER APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR KCI

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KCI KONECRANES PLC    STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     3 August, 2006 10.30 a.m.   1


MIKAEL WEGMüLLER APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR KCI
KONECRANES GROUP

Mikael Wegmüller, (40), M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed Director, Marketing and
Communications and member of the Executive Board of KCI Konecranes Group. He will
report to Pekka Lundmark, President & CEO. Mikael Wegmüller will take up the new
post on 18 September 2006.

Mikael Wegmüller has held various management positions in the advertising
industry with responsibility for brand strategy, international brand management,
relationship management and service marketing. He is currently Chief Operating
Officer at Publicis Helsinki. Prior to joining Publicis he worked as director and
was part of the management team at SEK & GREY. He also has several years of
marketing experience from the consumer industry working for L'Oréal Finland and
Chips Abp.

"I am extremely pleased to welcome Mikael Wegmüller to our team as the first
Marketing & Communications responsible Executive Board member in the history of
KCI Konecranes", said Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO."The competitiveness
drivers in our industry are changing, and our role as an industrial and port
service provider is continuously growing. In today's world a good offering alone
is not enough. It is vital that the value proposition is defined and communicated
in an attractive way. This is why this new position was created", he concluded.

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 7,000 employees in 38 countries. KCI Konecranes is listed on the
Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V).

This press release together with a downloadable picture is available at our web
site www.konecranes.com.

KCI KONECRANES PLC


Franciska Janzon
IR Manager




FURTHER INFORMATION
Mr. Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO, tel. +358-20 427 2000
Mr. Mikael Wegmüller, tel. +358 40 776 2314




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