Mikael Wegmüller appointed Director of Marketing and Communications for KCI Konecranes Group

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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.

Further information can be obtained from: Mr. Pekka Lundmark, President and CEO, tel. +358-20 427 2000 Mr. Mikael Wegmüller, tel. +358 40 776 2314

This press release together with a downloadable picture is available 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 7,000 employees in 38 countries. KCI Konecranes is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol: KCI1V).

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