KONE Corporation, pressrelease, November 6, 2017
KONE, a global leader in theelevator and escalator industry, has been recognized as one of thebest employers in the world by business magazine Forbes. KONEranked as 73rd in the Global 2000: World's Best Employers list.
"We are proud to be recognized as one of the bestemployers in the world by Forbes. We want KONE to be a great placework, and that is why we strive to inspire and develop ouremployees to deliver great results. This listing shows that ourcontinued commitment to our employees' wellbeing and professionaldevelopment is appreciated by both current and potentialemployees," says Susanne Skippari, Executive Vice President forHuman Resources.
Being a great place to work has been one of KONE'sstrategic targets for years. One of the ways in which KONE workstowards this target is by having a strong focus on competencedevelopment and leadership competencies. All KONE employees areencouraged to create individual development plans, and KONEsupports its employees in building their skills through anextensive global learning program.
More than 360,000 global recommendations wereanalyzed to create the World's Best Employers list. Employees wereasked to rate their own employer and their likelihood ofrecommending their employer to a friend or family member. They werealso asked to recommend other companies they admired.
KONE employs more than 52,000 people and over halfof the employees are in the field every day, serving customers inover 60 countries.
The World's Best Employers list can be seen at https://www.forbes.com/world-best-employers/list/.
Previously published press releases are availableat www.kone.com/press.
For further information,please contact:
Hanna Rutanen, Senior Communications Manager, KONE Corporation,tel. +358 41 507 1361. media@kone.com
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 2016, KONE had annualnet sales of EUR 8.8 billion, and at the end of the year over52,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NasdaqHelsinki Ltd. in Finland.
www.kone.com