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Corporate siteKONE Corporation, pressrelease, October 12, 2018
KONE, a global leader in the elevator andescalator industry, has been recognized as one of the bestemployers in the world by Forbes business magazine for the secondyear running. KONE ranked 105th on Forbes' 2018 Global 2000:World's Best Employers list.
"We at KONE are extremely proud to feature onForbes' list of the world's best employers. Being a great place towork has been one of KONE's strategic targets for several years,and this recognition underlines our position as an industryleader," says Susanne Skippari, KONE executive vice president,Human Resources.
"We see diversity and our employees' wellbeing andprofessional development as business strengths. Our ranking showsthat these are values that both our current and potential employeesappreciate," she adds.
KONE's personnel strategy includes a strong focuson enabling employees to develop their competencies and leadershipskills. All employees are encouraged to create a personaldevelopment plan, and are supported in building their knowledge andabilities through extensive global learning programs.
At the end of 2017, KONE employed more than 55,000people representing 129 nationalities and serving customers in morethan 60 countries.
According to Forbes, the employers recognized onthe list were endorsed by their own employees and other respondentsin particular in the areas of image, working conditions anddiversity.
The 2018 World's Best Employers list is based onan analysis of more than 430,000 global recommendations. Employeesrated their own employer and their likelihood of recommending theiremployer to a friend or family member. Respondents were also askedto recommend other companies they admired as employers. This listis based on Forbes' 2018 Global 2000 rankings, which includedpublicly traded companies from 60 countries.
For further information,please contact:
Hanna Rutanen, Senior Communications Manager, KONE Corporation,tel. +358 41507 1361, media@kone.com
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Forbes' Global 2000: World's Best Employers list: https://www.forbes.com/world-best-employers/list/3/#tab:rank
KONE as an employer: https://www.kone.com/shared/sustainability-report/2017/en/34/
Careers at KONE: https://www.kone.com/en/careers/
Previous press releases areavailable at http://www.kone.com/en/news-and-insights/releases/including:
June 1, 2018: KONE listed as one of the world's most innovativecompanies by Forbes
November 6, 2017: KONE listed as one of the best employers in theworld by Forbes
About KONE
At KONE, our mission is to improve the flow of urban life. As aglobal leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provideselevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well assolutions for maintenance and modernization to add value tobuildings throughout their life cycle. Through more effectivePeople Flow®, we make people's journeys safe, convenient andreliable, in taller, smarter buildings. In 2017, KONE had annualnet sales of EUR 8.9 billion, and at the end of the year over55,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NasdaqHelsinki Ltd. in Finland.
www.kone.com