Kone
 Kone  (Corporation)    | |
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| Formation | 27 October 1910 |
| Founder | Harald Herlin |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
| Staff | 62,720 |
| Subpage | •Kone/CEO |
| Finnish elevator company owned by the Herlin family, Finland's richest. Both family members and CEOs have attended Bilderberg meetings. | |
Kone Oyj is an elevator engineering and service company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide. It was founded in 1910 and is now headquartered in Espoo near Helsinki, Finland. In addition, Kone builds and services moving walkways (referred to by the company as autowalks),[1][2] automatic doors and gates, escalators and lifts.
Since 1924, Kone has been controlled by the Herlin family. Harald Herlin purchased the company in 1924, he served as its chairman until 1941. Afterward, his son, Heikki H. Herlin, took over his father's post from 1941–1987. In 1954, Pekka Herlin joined Kone, and succeeded his father as president in 1964. Since 2003, Antti Herlin, the son of Pekka Herlin, has been its chairman. As of 2019, Antti Herlin controls 62% of the voting rights and 22% of the shares of the company.[3] Antti Herlin is Finlands richest man. In the Finnish language, Kone means "machine" or "device".
Bilderberg
Several people with connections to the company have attended Bilderberg meetings. The billionaire owner Antti Herlin attended in 2018. At Bilderberg 2014, both outgoing CEO Matti Alahuhta and incoming CEO Henrik Ehrnrooth attended.
Cartel fine
The European Union (EU) gave a fine of 992 million euros ($1.3bn; £666.8m) on four lift and escalator manufacturers for price-fixing between 1995 and 2004. Germany's ThyssenKrupp, US-owned Otis Elevator Company, Kone of Finland and Swiss firm Schindler were fined for taking part in a market-rigging cartel.[4]
Employee on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antti Herlin | Chairman | 2006 | The richest man in Finland |
