4/16/2014 12:17:00 PM
Modine Names Stanley Black & Decker Executive to Board
Modine Manufacturing Company named fastener executive Christine Yingli Yan to a new eighth position on its board of directors.
Yan, 48, is president of Storage & Workspace Systems of Stanley Black & Decker. Previously Yan was integration leader of Stanley Engineered Fastening Group when it acquired global fastener supplier Infastech.
Since 2006, Yan also has been president of the Americas business of Stanley Engineered Fastening and president of the Stanley Engineered Fastening’s Global Automotive business.
Yan, a native of China, began her career as a product development engineer in 1989 at Emhart Teknologies, the predecessor to Stanley Black & Decker’s Engineered Fastening Group. She also has been engineering manager, general manager of China operations, R&D vice president, and sales & marketing VP for Stanley Engineered Fastening’s North American Automotive business.
She holds a bachelor of science from Shandong University; masters in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University and a MBA from the University of Michigan.
Modine’s lead director Marsha Williams noted Yan has experience in multiple geographic markets and will valuable to Modine “in particular our global diversification and growth objectives.”
Wisconsin-based Modine, with fiscal 2013 revenues of $1.4 billion, specializes in thermal management systems and components for light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, off-highway and industrial equipment and refrigeration systems. Web: modine.com ©2014 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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