BorgWarner Honors Employees for Innovation

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Aug 05, 2011, 07:59 ET

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner presented Innovation Awards to over 70 employees from its worldwide operations. The awards recognize exceptional contributions in product development, customer excellence, operational excellence and collaboration.

"At BorgWarner, we are passionate about innovation, collaboration and the pursuit of excellence. Our 'can-do' attitude and entrepreneurial spirit propel us forward, pushing technology to new limits, anticipating the needs of markets around the world, and delivering fuel efficient and environmentally friendly solutions," said Timothy M. Manganello, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BorgWarner. "I'm very proud of the dedication, collaboration and creativity of our Innovation Award winners."

About BorgWarner

Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 59 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. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com.

- List of Award Winners Follows - RECIPIENTS OF THE 2010 BORGWARNER INNOVATION AWARDS Product Development
Lothar Boker BorgWarner Turbo Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Germany Bob Denes BorgWarner Transmission Systems Bellwood, Illinois Paul Elsesser BorgWarner Transmission Systems Bellwood, Illinois Brock Fraser BorgWarner Turbo Systems Asheville, North Carolina Andrew Gilbert BorgWarner Thermal Systems Marshall, Michigan Stefan Jacob BorgWarner Turbo Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Germany Klaus Lehmann BorgWarner BERU Systems Bretten, Germany	Andy Liu BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Beijing, China Michael Luppold BorgWarner BERU Systems Bretten, Germany Sean McConnell BorgWarner Emissions Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Wes Park BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York Todd Peterson BorgWarner Emissions Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Thomas Ramb BorgWarner Turbo Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Germany	Dave Ray BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Volkmar Schmidt BorgWarner BERU Systems Bretten, Germany John Skurka BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York David Vierk BorgWarner Transmission Systems Bellwood, Illinois Russ West BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Braman Wing BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York

Customer Excellence
Hugh Adams BorgWarner Turbo Systems Bradford, United Kingdom Lily Che BorgWarner Morse TEC Shanghai, China Christopher Copeland BorgWarner Turbo Systems Bradford, United Kingdom Mark Faris BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Seneca, South Carolina Mario Felker BorgWarner Turbo Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Germany James Finley BorgWarner Turbo Systems Bradford, United Kingdom	Salvador Garcia BorgWarner Emissions Systems Vigo, Spain Jose Antonio Grande BorgWarner Emissions Systems Vigo, Spain Brian Kappler BorgWarner Transmission Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Jin Li BorgWarner Transmission Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Chad McCloy BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York Mike McGahey BorgWarner Turbo Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan	Ravi Narayanaswamy BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Hans Nelson BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York Wouter Nijenhuis BorgWarner Turbo Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Germany Kannan Rajesh BorgWarner Thermal Systems Sriperumpudur, India Steve Whitaker BorgWarner Transmission Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Philip Wood BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan

Operational Excellence
Vahindin Alajbegovic BorgWarner Turbo Systems Asheville, North Carolina Thomas Alban BorgWarner BERU Systems Ludwigsburg, Germany Geoff Bruce BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York Chuck Byun BorgWarner Thermal Systems Fletcher, North Carolina Udo Gieb BorgWarner BERU Systems Bretten, Germany Felipe Guerra BorgWarner Turbo Systems Ramos, Mexico	Shaun Hinds BorgWarner Turbo Systems Asheville, North Carolina Wei Hu BorgWarner Transmission Systems Beijing, China Hari Kumar BorgWarner Turbo Systems Asheville, North Carolina Paddy Lange BorgWarner BERU Systems Tralee, Ireland Daniel O'Brien BorgWarner Emissions Systems Dixon, Illinois Giovanni Rindone BorgWarner Transmission Systems Ketsch, Germany	Georg Scholz BorgWarner Turbo Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Germany Mehul Sonigra BorgWarner Turbo Systems Asheville, North Carolina Daniel Steinmeyer BorgWarner Emissions Systems Dixon, Illinois Jeff Zhang BorgWarner Transmission Systems Beijing, China Johnson Zhou BorgWarner Transmission Systems Beijing, China

Collaboration
Thorsten Blumenschein BorgWarner Turbo Systems Fletcher, North Carolina Joe Gainey BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York Jose Antonio Grande BorgWarner Emissions Systems Vigo, Spain Mitsuru Ishihara BorgWarner Transmission Systems Yokohama, Japan Scott Johnson BorgWarner Transmission Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan James Kelley BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York Dave Kardos BorgWarner World Headquarters Auburn Hills, Michigan	Joseph Mastie BorgWarner Transmission Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Steve Minniear BorgWarner Transmission Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Mike Oxley BorgWarner Transmission Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Heiko Pfeil BorgWarner Transmission Systems Ketsch, Germany Delfin Rega BorgWarner Emissions Systems Vigo, Spain Waldemar Stefanek BorgWarner Turbo Systems Rzeszow, Poland	Michael Tinsley BorgWarner Turbo Systems Fletcher, North Carolina Emilio Vidal BorgWarner Emissions Systems Vigo, Spain Feifei Ye BorgWarner Thermal Systems Ningbo, China George Yu BorgWarner Turbo Systems Ningbo, China Jinson Zhu BorgWarner Thermal Systems Ningbo, China