Manfred Wennemer appointed new chairman of the KION Group supervisory board

Wiesbaden, 24 June 2009 - The KION Group GmbH shareholders' assembly
has appointed Manfred Wennemer (62) as a shareholder representative
on the company's supervisory board. He will take up his duties on 1
July 2009 and succeeds Till Hufnagel, executive director at Goldman
Sachs Capital Partners, who is to step down with effect from 30 June
2009. From September 2009, he will also take over as chairman of the
supervisory board, succeeding Johannes Huth, head of Europe at KKR,
who will remain on the supervisory board.

Johannes Huth, chairman of the KION Group supervisory board and
managing director of KKR, and Dr Alex Dibelius, managing director at
Goldman Sachs, said: "We are delighted to have gained such a well
respected manager with proven expertise in the manufacturing industry
for the KION Group's supervisory board. As its chairman he will also
provide long-term continuity. Together with the executive board
chaired by Gordon Riske, Mr Wennemer will add his full support to
KION's successful multibrand strategy and he will provide additional
impetus for the further development of the company."

Manfred Wennemer has 30 years' experience in the manufacturing
industry. He has held both strategic and operational positions in
Germany, South Africa and the US. From 2001 to 2008, he was the CEO
of Continental AG, the tyre producer and automotive components
supplier. Manfred Wennemer became the German government's
representative on the advisory board of the Opel trustee company in
June 2009.

"Working for the supervisory board of a successful multinational
company such as KION is an exciting task. I am looking forward to
working with Mr Riske and his team, and I will do my very best to
steer KION the current global economic crisis to the top of the
global industrial-truck industry", Manfred Wennemer said.

The Company

The KION Group, with its Linde, STILL, OM and Baoli brands, is
Europe's market leader in industrial trucks, the global number two in
the industry and the leading international supplier in China. The
KION Group employed over 21,000 people and generated revenue of
around ¤4.6 billion in the 2008 financial year.

For further information please contact:

Michael Hauger
Head of Communications and Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)611 770 655
Email: michael.hauger@kiongroup.com

Frank Kopfinger
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)611 770 220
Email: frank.kopfinger@kiongroup.com

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