BorgWarner honors 53 employees for innovation

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Tags: manufacturing, talent management

BorgWarner presented Innovation Awards to 53 employees from its worldwide operations. The awards recognize exceptional contributions in product development, customer excellence, operational excellence and collaboration.

"Around the world, OEMs are searching for ways to make vehicles more fuel efficient, environmentally friendly and fun to drive. Many of the answers can be found at BorgWarner," said Timothy M. Manganello, chairman and chief executive officer, BorgWarner. "Our track record of innovation is built by the employees who invent, produce and deliver the advanced technologies that will propel the auto industry into the future. I'm proud of the dedication, collaboration, and creativity of our Innovation Award winners."

Auburn Hills, Mich.-based BorgWarner Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 61 locations in 19 countries. Customers include VW/Audi, Ford, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Daimler, Chrysler, Fiat, BMW, Honda, John Deere, PSA and MAN.

- List of Award Winners Follows -

               RECIPIENTS OF THE 2009 BORGWARNER INNOVATION AWARDS



                              Product Development
  Richard Brown           Scott Hussey            Ken Morgan
  BorgWarner Drivetrain    BorgWarner Emissions    BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems                 Systems                 Systems
  Auburn Hills, Michigan  Auburn Hills, Michigan  Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Joe Golaszewski         Jim Ignatovich          Dave Ray
  BorgWarner Emissions     BorgWarner Thermal      BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems                 Systems                 Systems
  Auburn Hills, Michigan  Marshall, Michigan      Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Jochen Hammer           Rob Keefover            Steve Reau
                           BorgWarner Emissions    BorgWarner Drivetrain
  BorgWarner BERU Systems  Systems                 Systems
  Ludwigsburg, Germany    Auburn Hills, Michigan  Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Bill Haynes             Gerry Light             Samuel Settineri
  BorgWarner Drivetrain    BorgWarner Thermal      BorgWarner Thermal
   Systems                 Systems                 Systems
  Auburn Hills, Michigan  Marshall, Michigan      Marshall, Michigan

  Gary Holmes
  BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems
  Auburn Hills, Michigan



                             Customer Excellence
  John Barlage           Jon Hassert             Chris Suydam
  BorgWarner Drivetrain   BorgWarner Drivetrain   BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems                Systems                 Systems
  Auburn Hills, Michigan Bellwood, Illinois      Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Guoping Cao            Keith Martin            Lauro Takabatake
  BorgWarner Thermal      BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems                Systems                BorgWarner Turbo Systems
  Ningbo, China          Auburn Hills, Michigan  Campinas, Brazil

  Alex Day               Takashi Shinomiya       David Vierk
  BorgWarner Thermal                              BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems               BorgWarner Morse TEC     Systems
  Ningbo, China          Nagoya, Japan           Bellwood, Illinois

  Garrett Gage           Shigehisa Sudou         Yasuhiro Yoshitake
  BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems               BorgWarner Morse TEC    BorgWarner Morse TEC
  Auburn Hills, Michigan Shin-Yokohama, Japan    Nabari, Japan




                       Operational Excellence
  Juergen Bischoff  Denny King                Dan Robbins
  BorgWarner                                   BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Thermal Systems  BorgWarner Turbo Systems   Systems
  Markdorf, Germany Asheville, North Carolina Seneca, South Carolina

  Raj
   Chandramohanan   Mike Kubarek              Thomas Rohr
  BorgWarner Turbo
   Systems          BorgWarner Morse TEC      BorgWarner BERU Systems
  Asheville, North
   Carolina         Ithaca, New York          Ludwigsburg, Germany

  Dean Collis       Rafael Mendoza            Steve Whitaker
  BorgWarner
   Drivetrain        BorgWarner Drivetrain     BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems           Systems                   Systems
  Bellwood,
   Illinois         Juarez, Mexico            Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Zachary Hintz     Kay Prowler               Robert Young
  BorgWarner
   Drivetrain        BorgWarner Thermal
   Systems           Systems                  BorgWarner Turbo Systems
  Auburn Hills,
   Michigan         Fletcher, North Carolina  Asheville, North Carolina

  Holger Kiebel
  BorgWarner BERU
   Systems
  Ludwigsburg,
   Germany



                                Collaboration
  Arshad Ansari          Ervin Eros               Thierry Mollard
  BorgWarner Drivetrain                            BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems               BorgWarner Turbo Systems  Systems
                          Kirchheimbolanden,
  Bellwood, Illinois      Germany                 Tulle, France

  Zell Beeman            Ray Hamilton             Urban Radke
                          BorgWarner Drivetrain
  BorgWarner Morse TEC    Systems                 BorgWarner Turbo Systems
                                                   Kirchheimbolanden,
  Ithaca, New York       Auburn Hills, Michigan    Germany

  Alessandro Benedetti   BW Kim                   Kay Rapp
                                                   BorgWarner Drivetrain
  BorgWarner Morse TEC   BorgWarner Morse TEC      Systems
  Arcore, Italy          Ningbo, China            Ketsch, Germany

  Benjamin Chen          JH Kim                   Kazuyoshi Shimoi
  BorgWarner Morse TEC   BorgWarner Morse TEC     BorgWarner Morse TEC
  Ningbo, China          Pyongtaek, Korea         Nabari, Japan

  Greg Collins           Mike McKenna             MJ Song
  BorgWarner Drivetrain   BorgWarner Drivetrain
   Systems                Systems                 BorgWarner Turbo Systems
  Auburn Hills, Michigan Auburn Hills, Michigan   Pyongtaek, Korea