KONE Oyj announced Axel Berkling has been appointed executive vice president, commercial & operations. Axel continues to be part of the KONE Executive Board, reporting to Henrik Ehrnrooth, President and CEO. Axel will also continue to lead the Strategy & Transformation organization until a successor has been appointed to this role.

Axel succeeds Hugues Delval, who has decided to leave KONE on 12 October 2023 to pursue other opportunities. Hugues has served as a member of KONE?s Executive Board since 2017, first as leading the Service Business and more recently the Commercial & Operations organization. Axel Berkling joined the Executive Board in 2016.

Employed by KONE since 1998, he has previously served as Executive Vice President, Central and North Europe 2021?2023, as Executive Vice President, Asia-Pacific 2016?2021, as Managing Director, KONE Germany 2012?2016, and in various regional commercial roles 2007?2012.