KONE Oyj announced that Susanne Skippari (42), has been appointed Executive Vice President, Human Resources and a member of the Executive Board at KONE as of February 1, 2017. She will be based in Espoo and will report to Henrik Ehrnrooth, President and CEO, KONE Corporation. Susanne succeeds Kerttu Tuomas, who has served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources and as a member of the Executive Board since January 2002. Kerttu has decided to leave her position to focus on non-executive duties. Kerttu will support Susanne during a transition period until April 30, 2017. Susanne began her career at KONE in 2007 and she has held various leadership positions in Human Resources. She currently serves as the Human Resources Director for the New Equipment Business, previously serving as the global Head of Talent Management. Hugues Delval (45) has been appointed Executive Vice President, Service Business and a member of the Executive Board at KONE as of February 1, 2017. He will be based in Espoo and will report to Henrik Ehrnrooth, President and CEO, KONE Corporation. Hugues Delval succeeds Pekka Kemppainen, who has served as Executive Vice President, Service Business since October 2010. Before his current role, Pekka led KONE's Asia Pacific business during 2004-2010. Hugues Delval joined KONE in 1994 and is currently Head of KONE's global maintenance business.