Employees
As at June 30, 2023, the KION Group employed 41,236 full-time equivalents (December 31, 2022: 41,149). Headcount in sales and administrative functions went up slightly while the production workforce shrank marginally. Staffing levels in the Industrial Trucks & Services segment were increased slightly whereas the Supply Chain Solutions segment recorded a moderate decline in employee numbers.
Personnel expenses rose to €1,582.6 million (H1 2022: €1,421.9 million).
|
Jun. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
EMEA |
28,042 |
27,776 |
1.0% |
Western Europe |
23,316 |
23,226 |
0.4% |
Eastern Europe |
4,700 |
4,514 |
4.1% |
Middle East and Africa |
26 |
36 |
–27.8% |
Americas |
6,508 |
6,622 |
–1.7% |
North America |
4,991 |
5,021 |
–0.6% |
Central and South America |
1,517 |
1,601 |
–5.2% |
APAC |
6,686 |
6,751 |
–1.0% |
China |
4,948 |
5,051 |
–2.0% |
APAC excluding China |
1,738 |
1,700 |
2.2% |
Total |
41,236 |
41,149 |
0.2% |