Investor Presentaiton
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
Current key position of trust: Member of the Board of loTecha
Corporation and Finabro Corporation.
Karla Lindahl
South Europe and Mediterranean
(on maternity leave as of December 2022)
b. 1981, LL.M., M.A. (EC Competition Law)
Member of the Executive Board since April 2022. Employed
by KONE since 2004.
Previously served at KONE as Managing Director, KONE
Finland and Baltics 2017-2022, as Vice President, Strategy
Development and Market Intelligence 2016-2017, as Vice
President, Strategy Development and Investor Relations
2014-2016, as Director, Investor Relations 2010-2014, as
Legal Counsel 2005-2010, and as Assistant Legal Counsel
2004-2005.
Current key position of trust: Member of the Board of NKT
A/S.
Tomio Pihkala
New Equipment Business
b. 1975, M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering)
Member of the Executive Board since 2013. Employed by
KONE since 2001.
Previously served at KONE as Executive Vice President,
Chief Technology Officer 2015-2019, as Executive Vice
President, Operations Development 2013-2015, as Vice
President, Technology Finland 2011-2013, as Director,
Service Equipment Business, KONE China 2009-2010, and
as Director, Product Strategy and Marketing, KONE China
2007-2008.
Current key positions of trust: Member of the Board of
Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation, and
Member of the Board of Vexve Armatury Group.
Ken Schmid
Americas
b. 1963, B.A. (History), MBA (Business Administration)
Member of the Executive Board since 2020. Employed by
KONE since 1986 (Montgomery Elevator Company until
1994).
Previously served at KONE as Senior Vice President,
Finance, KONE Americas 2005-2020, as Senior Vice
President, Global Information Services 2003-2005, as Senior
Vice President, Chief Information Officer, KONE Americas
1998-2003, as Vice President, Quality 1995-1998, and in
various new equipment sales roles in multiple branch offices.
Current key positions of trust: Member of the Board of
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII), and Member of the
Board of Advisory Board to Invest in Finland, USA.
Susanne Skippari
Human Resources
b. 1974, M.Sc. (Econ.)
Member of the Executive Board since 2017. Employed by
KONE since 2007.
Previously served at KONE as Head of Human Resources,
New Equipment Business 2015-2017, as Head of Talent
Management 2007-2008 and 2011-2015, and as Area
Human Resources Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa
2009-2011. Prior to joining KONE, she served at Nokia in
various Human Resources roles in Finland and in Argentina
1999-2006.
Current key position of trust: Member of the Board of Uponor
Corporation.
Tricia Weener
Marketing and Communications
b. 1970, B.A. Business studies
Member of the Executive Board and employed by KONE
since 2021.
Previously served at HSBC as Chief Marketing Officer,
Commercial & Global Banking & Markets 2019-2020 and
Commercial Banking 2016-2020, as Group Head of Brand
Partnerships 2017-2019, as Asia Head of Marketing,
Commercial & Global Banking & Markets 2013-2019, as Head
of Integrated Marcoms 2011-2013, and as Europe Head of
Marketing and Comms, Commercial Bank 2009-2011. Prior to
HSBC, she served at Intelligent Marketing & Communications
Ltd as CEO and Founder 2003-2009, at The Marketing
Partnership Ltd 1997-2003, at ALPHA Airports Group 1996-
1997 and at British Aerospace Defence Ltd 1989-1994.
Thomas Hinnerskov served as Executive Vice President
responsible for South Europe, Middle East and Africa until
April 30, 2022. William B Johnson served as Executive Vice
President, Greater China until October 8, 2022.
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