BorgWarner Honors 53 Employees for Innovation

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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, 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 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. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com.

– List of Award Winners Follows –

RECIPIENTS OF THE 2009 BORGWARNER INNOVATION AWARDS

Product Development
Richard Brown BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Joe Golaszewski BorgWarner Emissions Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Jochen Hammer BorgWarner BERU Systems Ludwigsburg, Germany Bill Haynes BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Gary Holmes BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan	Scott Hussey BorgWarner Emissions Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Jim Ignatovich BorgWarner Thermal Systems Marshall, Michigan Rob Keefover BorgWarner Emissions Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Gerry Light BorgWarner Thermal Systems Marshall, Michigan	Ken Morgan BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Dave Ray BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Steve Reau BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Samuel Settineri BorgWarner Thermal Systems Marshall, Michigan

Customer Excellence
John Barlage BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Guoping Cao BorgWarner Thermal Systems Ningbo, China Alex Day BorgWarner Thermal Systems Ningbo, China Garrett Gage BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan	Jon Hassert BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Bellwood, Illinois Keith Martin BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Takashi Shinomiya BorgWarner Morse TEC Nagoya, Japan Shigehisa Sudou BorgWarner Morse TEC Shin-Yokohama, Japan	Chris Suydam BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Lauro Takabatake BorgWarner Turbo Systems Campinas, Brazil David Vierk BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Bellwood, Illinois Yasuhiro Yoshitake BorgWarner Morse TEC Nabari, Japan

Operational Excellence
Juergen Bischoff BorgWarner Thermal Systems Markdorf, Germany Raj Chandramohanan BorgWarner Turbo Systems Asheville, North Carolina Dean Collis BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Bellwood, Illinois Zachary Hintz BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Holger Kiebel BorgWarner BERU Systems Ludwigsburg, Germany	Denny King BorgWarner Turbo Systems Asheville, North Carolina Mike Kubarek BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York Rafael Mendoza BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Juarez, Mexico Kay Prowler BorgWarner Thermal Systems Fletcher, North Carolina	Dan Robbins BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Seneca, South Carolina Thomas Rohr BorgWarner BERU Systems Ludwigsburg, Germany Steve Whitaker BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Robert Young BorgWarner Turbo Systems Asheville, North Carolina

Collaboration
Arshad Ansari BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Bellwood, Illinois Zell Beeman BorgWarner Morse TEC Ithaca, New York Alessandro Benedetti BorgWarner Morse TEC Arcore, Italy Benjamin Chen BorgWarner Morse TEC Ningbo, China Greg Collins BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan	Ervin Eros BorgWarner Turbo Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Germany Ray Hamilton BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan BW Kim BorgWarner Morse TEC Ningbo, China JH Kim BorgWarner Morse TEC Pyongtaek, Korea Mike McKenna BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan	Thierry Mollard BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Tulle, France Urban Radke BorgWarner Turbo Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Germany Kay Rapp BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems Ketsch, Germany Kazuyoshi Shimoi BorgWarner Morse TEC Nabari, Japan MJ Song BorgWarner Turbo Systems Pyongtaek, Korea