<span style="font-weight: bold;">KONE has been listed as one of the best employers in the world by Forbes.</span> <p></p> <p> KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has been ranked among the top 75 World's Best Employer by leading international business magazine Forbes. The ranking is based on employees' rating of their employer and the likelihood of the employees recommending their company to a friend or family member. Over 360,000 recommendations from across the world were analysed to put together the 'World's Best Employers' list. </p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Inspire, engage, develop</span><br /> 'We are proud to be recognised as one of the best employers in the world by Forbes. We want KONE to be a great place work, and that is why we strive to inspire and develop our employees to deliver great results. This listing shows that our continued commitment to our employees' well-being and professional development is appreciated by both, current and potential employees,'says S<span style="font-weight: bold;">usanne Skippari, Executive Vice President-Human Resources, KONE.</span></p> <p>'Innovation has been at the core of KONE's business. We believe in improving performance through inspiring, engaging and developing our people. Personal growth is strongly supported and there are versatile opportunities for career development. We are proud to have been recognised for our excellent employability and also as a leading MNC by Forbes,'says Amit Gossain, Managing Director, KONE India. 'At KONE, we have mapped our innovation focus areas by carefully understanding universal needs for sustainable and smart urban development in order to come a step closer to our customers.'</p> <p>To further augment global growth, KONE has been listed in the Top Multinational Performers List (2017) by Forbes at an impressive 44th Position, being the only elevator and escalator company featured on these leading business ratings for the year 2017.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Adding value </span><br /> As a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, KONE provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernisation to add value to buildings throughout their life-cycle. In India, KONE's presence dates back to 1984, and today, it is the leading elevator company in India. Based in Chennai, KONE India serves customers all over the country through its 40+ branches and provides sustainable People Flow™ solutions for India's rapidly growing cities. It employs about 4,100+ people in the country. KONE's production unit in Chennai produces elevators for the Indian market as well as for Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The production unit also manufactures components for modernisation projects in other Asian-Pacific markets such as Australia, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia. Chennai also has a training centre, where the company's installation engineers and field mechanics are trained to meet KONE India's strong reputation for high quality and uncompromised safety, as well as the expectations of Indian customers, when installing and maintaining elevators and escalators. KONE's global technology and engineering centre is a testing and research hub, which supports the latest technology and development of future KONE solutions. KONE contributes to sustainable urban development with eco-efficient solutions that offer energy savings in buildings and deliver the best user experience. </p> <p>The company is a pioneer in developing Eco-efficient™ solutions.</p> <p> <span style="font-weight: bold;">KONE on Forbes Lists</span><br /> </p> <ul> <li>73rd in Forbes World's Best Employers</li> <li>44th Top Multinational Performers</li> <li>789th in Global 2000 Rating</li> <li>56th Most Innovative Company (2016)</li></ul> <p>(Communication by the management of the company)</p>