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Thom Miles Joins BorgWarner Turbo Systems As NE Regional Sales Manager

28 February 2000

Thom Miles Joins BorgWarner Turbo Systems As Northeast Regional Sales Manager

    CHARLOTTE, N.C.--Feb. 28, 2000--BorgWarner Turbo Systems announces the appointment of Thom Miles as regional sales manager, responsible for accounts in the Northeast area of the country.
    Miles has built a vast knowledge of turbochargers by working with the products for most of his professional career. His territory extends from North Carolina, north to Canada, and west to Ohio.
    Miles brings 19 years of industry experience to this position. For the past 13 years he has worked with Turbo Air, a Charlotte-based turbo aftermarket company. He served as production manager then general manager of the national company, which has approximately $2.5 million in annual sales.
    Originally from Southern California, he started his career at Turbocharger Inc., a reseller organization. He attended El Camino College in Los Angeles.
    Miles has been married for five years to Stephanie Gibson Miles. The couple has a three-year-old son, Wesley.
    BorgWarner Turbo Systems manufactures and markets a full line of turbochargers for vehicular applications around the world. The global business unit is comprised of the former Schwitzer Engine Components business in the U.S. and the 3K-Warner turbocharger business in Europe.
    Chicago-based BorgWarner, Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems primarily for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The company has 12,000 employees and operates 54 manufacturing and technical facilities in 13 countries. Customers include Navistar, Sterling, Freightliner, Peterbilt, Caterpillar, John Deere, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, and VW Group. The Internet address for BorgWarner Automotive is: http://www.bwauto.com/