BorgWarner Honors 34 Employees for Innovation in Product Development, Operational Excellence, Customer Excellence and Collaboration
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 16, 2007 -- BorgWarner has recognized 34 employees from its operations around the world with the 2006 BorgWarner Product Leadership Innovation Awards. The awards were given for exceptional contributions in the areas of product development, operational excellence, customer excellence and collaboration as well as a special recognition for leadership. The award winners were honored at a dinner ceremony hosted by BorgWarner executives.
"Great ideas, and their effective implementation, are the lifeblood of our company," said Tim Manganello, BorgWarner Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The dedication, collaborative nature, passion and creativity of this year's Innovation Award winners embody 'the BorgWarner Difference.' It sets us apart from our industry peers and will drive our future success as we develop the next 'must have' technologies that will keep our customers at the forefront of the automotive industry."
Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The FORTUNE 500 company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 63 locations in 18 countries. Customers include Ford, VW/Audi, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, Hyundai/Kia, Honda, BMW, Caterpillar, Navistar International, and Peugeot. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com/.
-- List of Award Winners Follows --
RECIPIENTS OF THE 2006 BORGWARNER INNOVATION AWARDS
Product Development Operational Excellence
Volker Heinz Ersin Bardakci
BorgWarner Transmission BorgWarner Transmission
Systems Systems
Ketsch, Germany Ketsch, Germany
Rolf Koestel Holger Kaschper
BorgWarner Transmission BorgWarner Transmission
Systems Systems
Ketsch, Germany Ketsch, Germany
Andreas Baumgartl Bill De'Oliveira
BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions
Systems Systems
Kirchheimbolanden, Germany Asheville, North Carolina
Aaron Feiner Joel Buice
BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions BorgWarner
Systems Morse TEC
Auburn Hills, Michigan Ithaca, New York
Mike Ruthenberg Steve Towner
BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions BorgWarner Thermal
Systems Systems
Auburn Hills, Michigan Cadillac, Michigan
Robert Keefover Brad Soules
BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions BorgWarner Thermal
Systems Systems
Auburn Hills, Michigan Cadillac, Michigan
Wes Park Ryan True
BorgWarner Morse TEC BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
Ithaca, New York Auburn Hills, Michigan
Thomas Tauschel Sherwood Drexel
BorgWarner Thermal Systems BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
Markdorf, Germany Seneca, South Carolina
Ralf Fuchs Sharon Harrow
BorgWarner Thermal Systems BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
Markdorf, Germany Auburn Hills, Michigan
Frank Gerber
BorgWarner Thermal Systems
Markdorf, Germany
Christopher Lanker
BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
Auburn Hills, Michigan
David Bruder
BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Jeff Anders
BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Customer Excellence Collaboration
Keith Martin Peter McDonald
BorgWarner Transmission BorgWarner Transmission
Systems Systems
Auburn Hills, Michigan Auburn Hills, Michigan
Karl Wagner Seth Andersen
BorgWarner Thermal BorgWarner Transmission
Systems Systems
Markdorf, Germany Livonia, Michigan
Dragana Sliskovic Win Liu
BorgWarner Thermal BorgWarner TorqTransfer
Systems Systems
Markdorf, Germany Beijing, China
Gerhard Bellinger Chuck Winkler
BorgWarner TorqTransfer BorgWarner World
Systems Headquarters
Ketsch, Germany Auburn Hills, Michigan
Jorg Molz
BorgWarner TorqTransfer
Systems Special Recognition for
Ketsch, Germany Leadership
Sven Pinzl Dhanarajan
BorgWarner Transmission BorgWarner Thermal
Systems Systems
Arnstadt, Germany Chennai, India
Erika Nielsen
BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
Auburn Hills, Michigan