Yang Xilin has been appointed general manger of Moventas’ Industrial Gears division in China effective November, 1, 2007. In addition to his role as general manager, Xilin will be responsible for business operations and act as a chief representative officer of Moventas in Shanghai. He has extensive experience in mechanical power transmission due to previous positions at Santasalo and SEW Eurodrive. He will report to Jari Ainali, executive vice president at Moventas Industrial Gears.