Mirette Kangas

Mirette Kangas oversees KONE’s global Lean and Agile operating model and promotes agile thinking, leadership and ways of working across the company. She is also a member of KONE’s Strategy Transformation Office. Mirette is the founder of KONE Way Lean and Agile DEMO events and toolkits for KONE’s people. As one of Finland’s leading experts and pioneers in Lean-Agile business culture (such as OKRs), Mirette holds high credibility. She founded Yle (Finnish Broadcasting Company)’s Lean-Agile Culture Accelerator. At Yle, she influenced and led the transformation from traditional to Lean-Agile for over ten years. Nitor has honoured her as Agile Influencer of the Year 2020. In 2016, the Finnish Lean Association awarded her the Lean Award of the Year. Mirette’s work has inspired dozens of companies across industries to adopt an agile corporate culture. She is well known in Finnish and international circles as a speaker and workshop facilitator. In addition, Mirette co-founded Yle Areena, which has won numerous awards for its work in the digital space. Furthermore, she has experience as a project director and manager for various digital service design companies, including Nokia and Sanoma Group. An amateur violinist, a musician at heart.