F. Lee Wilson Named President & General Manager of Borg-Warner Turbo Systems
23 November 1999
F. Lee Wilson Named President & General Manager of Borg-Warner Turbo SystemsCHICAGO, Nov. 22 -- F. Lee Wilson has been appointed president and general manager of the Turbo Systems unit of Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. . The announcement was made by Ronald M. Ruzic, group president of Morse TEC and Turbo Systems. Wilson succeeds Timothy J. Campbell, who has retired. Wilson, 44, has spent most of his career with Allied Signal's turbocharger business. He has held increasingly responsible positions in engineering and general management, including product director for the commercial diesel turbocharger worldwide business. His most recent position at Allied Signal was with the Aerospace Equipment Systems group with responsibility for the pneumatic controls business. "Lee Wilson brings a wealth of experience and talent in the turbocharger business to our organization," said Ronald M. Ruzic. "We expect his leadership to accelerate both the integration process and our progress in achieving our goal of becoming the premier global turbocharger business." Wilson holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at U.C.L.A. Chicago-based Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The company operates 60 manufacturing and technical facilities in 13 countries. Customers include Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Caterpillar, Navistar, PSA and VW Group. The Internet address for Borg-Warner Automotive is: http://www.bwauto.com. Statements contained in this news release may contain forward-looking statements as contemplated by the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act that are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include: fluctuations in domestic or foreign automotive production, the continued use of outside suppliers by original equipment manufacturers, fluctuations in demand for vehicles containing the Company's products, general economic conditions, as well as other risks detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Cautionary Statements filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.