KONE Corporation appointed Philippe Delorme, born 1971, MSc, MBA, as President as of January 1, 2024. Philippe succeeds Henrik Ehrnrooth, who will continue as Executive Advisor until the end of March 2024 to support the transition and induction of the new CEO. Philippe Delorme joins KONE from Schneider Electric where he has accumulated over 25 years of business leadership experience.

Most recently he served as Executive Vice President, Europe Operations. Prior to that he held key positions in the areas of strategy, technology, operations, and sales in Europe, the US and Asia. He was a member of the Schneider Electric Executive Committee from 2009 to 2023.