PAUL LÖNNFORS APPOINTED NEW INVESTOR RELATIONS MANAGER FOR KCI KONECRANES GROUP

KCI KONECRANES PLC   STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT  3 August, 2006 11.00 a.m.  1

PAUL LÖNNFORS APPOINTED NEW INVESTOR RELATIONS MANAGER FOR KCI KONECRANES GROUP

Paul Lönnfors, (43), B.Sc. (Econ.) CIRP 2005, has been appointed Investor
Relations Manager for KCI Konecranes Group effective as of 1 September 2006.

Paul Lönnfors has a broad experience in the field of international investor
relations. He joins KCI Konecranes from KONE Corporation where he held the
position of Communications and IR Manager. Prior to joining KONE Mr. Lönnfors was
Investor Relations Manager at Partek Corporation and his previous positions
include financial journalist for Reuters as well as securities broker and
analyst. He will report to Teuvo Rintamäki, Chief Financial Officer, KCI
Konecranes Group.

KCI Konecranes' current IR Manager Franciska Janzon, (34), M.Sc.(Econ.), has been
appointed Manager, Corporate Branding and Communications. She will report to
Mikael Wegmüller Director, Marketing and Communications, KCI Konecranes Group
from 18 September 2006.

KCI Konecranes is a world leading crane technology and service-company.
Maintenance services are provided for cranes of every make. The product range
include 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 downloadable picture is available at our web
site www.konecranes.com.

KCI KONECRANES PLC


Franciska Janzon
IR Manager




FURTHER INFORMATION
Mr. Teuvo Rintamäki, CFO, tel. +358-20 427 2040




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