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Great partnerships. Greater impact.

Published November 5, 2026 Last Updated November 9, 2026 linkedin verified
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Great partnerships. Greater impact. Today in Helsinki, we brought together 80 of our strategic suppliers and their leaders for our annual Strategic Supplier Day. 🤝 Led by our Purchasing organization, the day featured insights from Philippe Delorme, KONE CEO, Michelle WEN, EVP Purchasing, and guest speakers Tomio Pihkala and Nicolas El-Khal, as well as Mikko Korte, Ilkka Hara and Joe Bao (包嘉峰), on how stronger partnerships can accelerate our Rise strategy, drive innovation, strengthen competitiveness and create greater value for our customers.

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Great partnerships. Greater impact.

Today in Helsinki, we brought together 80 of our strategic suppliers and their leaders for our annual Strategic Supplier Day. 🤝

Led by our Purchasing organization, the day featured insights from Philippe Delorme, KONE CEO, Michelle WEN, EVP Purchasing, and guest speakers Tomio Pihkala and Nicolas El-Khal, as well as Mikko Korte, Ilkka Hara and Joe Bao (包嘉峰), on how stronger partnerships can accelerate our Rise strategy, drive innovation, strengthen competitiveness and create greater value for our customers.

Our ambition is clear: to build a stronger, more competitive and resilient supplier ecosystem – combining capabilities, challenging conventional thinking and turning shared ambition into measurable results.

Trust, performance, safety, quality and compliance are non-negotiable.

Congratulations to our supplier award winners, and thank you to all our partners for their engagement, innovation and continued commitment to KONE.

Together, we shape the future of cities. 💙

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Original source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kone_purchasing-supplierday-strategicpartnerships-activity-7524156700141240320-enZV