KONECRANES NOMINATION AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL FOR COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR


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KONECRANES NOMINATION AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL FOR COMPOSITION OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Konecranes' Nomination and Compensation Committee proposes to the Annual General
Meeting of Shareholders on 8 March, 2007 the re-election of the seven current
Board members Mr Stig Gustavson, Mr. Björn Savén, Mr. Stig Stendahl, Mr. Matti
Kavetvuo, Mr. Timo Poranen, Mr. Svante Adde and Ms. Malin Persson for a term of
one year.

The Committee also proposes Mr Kim Gran, President and CEO, Nokian Tyres Plc to
be elected as new member of the Konecranes Board of Directors for the next one-
year term.

All candidates have given their consent to the election.

Mr Gran (52), B.Sc. (Econ) has been the President and CEO of Nokian Tyres plc
since year 2000. Prior to this he held the position of Vice President of Nokian
Tyres, Car and Van tyres. Mr Gran is also on the board of several large Finnish
companies, including the pension insurance company Ilmarinen (supervisory board),
M-Real Corporation (Chairman of the Audit Committee), Kuusankoski Group, Nokian
Tyres Plc and Finnish Rubber Industry Association (Chairman).

With the exception of Stig Gustavson, the candidates are deemed to be independent
of the company. Stig Gustavson held the position of President and CEO of
Konecranes until June 17, 2005. All candidates are independent of all significant
shareholders of the company.

Information regarding the proposed elected Board members can be found on
Konecranes' website, www.konecranes.com.

Compensation of the Board of Directors

The Nomination and Compensation Committee proposes the following annual
compensation to the Board members: Chairman of the Board EUR 78,000, Vice
Chairman of the Board EUR 48,000, and other Board members EUR 30,000. In
addition, compensation of EUR 1,200 per meeting is proposed for attendance at
Board committee meetings.

The Committee proposes that the annual compensation can be paid either in cash or
in KCI Konecranes Plc shares acquired from the market.

Following prior praxis, the Committee further proposes that the travel expenses
of Board members are compensated for against receipt.

Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses TM, serving a broad
range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards and
harbors. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions and
services for lifting equipment of every make. In 2005, Group sales totalled EUR
971 million. The Group has 7,500 employees, at more than 370 locations in 41
countries. Konecranes is listed on the OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange (symbol:
KCI1V).

KCI KONECRANES PLC


Paul Lönnfors
IR Manager


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FURTHER INFORMATION
Mr Paul Lönnfors, IR Manager, tel. +358 20 427 2050




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