KONE Oyj — Board/Management Information 2021

Jan 27, 2021

KONE appoints Samer Halabi as Executive Vice President for the Asia-Pacific region and Member of the Executive Board

KONE appoints Samer Halabi as Executive Vice President for the Asia-Pacific region and Member of the Executive Board

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, January 27, 2021, at 14:00 EET

KONE appoints Samer Halabi as Executive Vice President for the Asia-Pacific
region and Member of the Executive Board

Samer Halabi has been appointed Executive Vice President, responsible for the
Asia-Pacific region and a member of the Executive Board as of May 1, 2021. He
will be based in Singapore and will report to Henrik Ehrnrooth, President and
CEO, KONE Corporation. The Asia-Pacific region covers KONE's businesses in this
geographical area, excluding China.

Samer will succeed Axel Berkling who has been appointed Executive Vice President
responsible for Central and North Europe, as previously announced.

Samer has held the role of Regional Managing Director for KONE Middle East and
Africa since 2010. He began his career at KONE in 2001 and has held various
leadership positions in the region, including Director for the Distributor
Business and Managing Director for KONE Qatar. He graduated from Aleppo
University, Syria and holds a degree in mechanical engineering.

“I am very happy to welcome Samer to the Executive Board to lead the Asia
-Pacific region. Samer has successfully led our Middle East and Africa region
for more than a decade. During this time, KONE has grown from a mid-sized player
to become the market leader in many parts of the region, through building strong
teams and instilling a culture of accountability and customer service”, says
Henrik Ehrnrooth, President and CEO of KONE.

For further information, please contact:

Susanne Skippari, Executive Vice President, Human Resources tel. +358 20 475
4524

Sender:

KONE Corporation

Henrik Ehrnrooth
President and CEO

Susanne Skippari
Executive Vice President
Human Resources

About KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As a global leader in
the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and
automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization
to add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effective
People Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient and reliable, in
taller, smarter buildings. In 2019, KONE had annual sales of EUR 10 billion, and
at the end of the year approximately 60,000 employees. KONE class B shares are
listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. in Finland.
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