internal
Joseph F. Fadool
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
6 reports
Leadership change Joseph F. Fadool was promoted to President and CEO (from EVP and COO) · DEF 14A filed 2026-03-19
BorgWarner Inc. ·BWA
Business-unit presidents hold P&L power under a lean corporate center
Motor Vehicles & Parts · Fortune #307 · Divisional structure · 38K employees · Auburn Hills, Michigan
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
6
Avg span
wide
2
Max depth
2 levels
2.5 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 2.5yr from FY2024
67%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$14.3B
Operating income
$536M
Net income
$277M
Total assets
$13.8B
Shares out
207M
Sourced from BorgWarner Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-19 ↗ View on SEC
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BorgWarner is structured around powerful business-unit presidents who report directly to the CEO, giving divisions clear P&L ownership. This page maps the executive structure, profiles key leaders, reviews recent CEO and CFO transitions, and compares BorgWarner’s divisional model with automotive-supplier peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Joseph F. Fadool moved into President and Chief Executive Officer
Appointed CEO effective February 6, 2025 following planned succession.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to coordinate AI, software, and autonomy initiatives across divisions.
- Centralize Operations Under COO Move divisional operations leaders under a strengthened COO role to reduce duplication and improve cross-division efficiency.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Craig D. Aaron
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Tonit M. Calaway
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
Legal & Administration
4 yr
0 reports
Stefan Demmerle
Vice President, President and General Manager, BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems
PowerDrive Systems
3 yr
0 reports
Volker Weng
Vice President, President and General Manager, BorgWarner Turbos and Thermal Technologies
Turbos & Thermal
4 yr
0 reports
Open Role
Chief Operating Officer
Operations
1 yr
0 reports
Open Role
Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
1 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Joseph F. Fadool $15.5M
- Base salary
- $1.24M
- Stock awards
- $10.61M
- Non-equity incentive
- $3.19M
- Other
- $500K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How BorgWarner Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
PowerDrive Systems
12K employees
President and General Manager (Stefan Demmerle)
Develops electric drive modules, inverters, and related propulsion systems.
Turbos and Thermal Technologies
10K employees
President and General Manager (Volker Weng)
Produces turbochargers and thermal-management solutions for ICE and hybrid vehicles.
Finance
2K employees
Chief Financial Officer (Craig D. Aaron)
Oversees financial planning, reporting, treasury, and investor relations.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
BorgWarner’s most distinctive feature is that its major product segments are led by presidents with full P&L responsibility who report directly to the CEO.
This divisional model places operational and commercial accountability squarely at the business-unit level rather than centralizing it within a large corporate staff.
The CEO’s direct reports include the CFO and CAO/General Counsel, but otherwise skew heavily toward operating leaders. This reflects BorgWarner’s history as a portfolio of propulsion and drivetrain technologies serving different powertrain markets. The corporate center remains relatively lean, focused on capital allocation, governance, and compliance.
Compared with peers that emphasize centralized product or regional structures, BorgWarner’s approach favors speed and accountability within divisions, which is particularly relevant as the company balances combustion, hybrid, and electric technologies simultaneously.
- Business-unit presidents report directly to the CEO
- Lean corporate center relative to revenue scale
The comparison
How BorgWarner Inc. stacks up
Relative to other Tier 1 automotive suppliers, BorgWarner operates with a clearer divisional P&L structure. Competitors such as Aptiv and Magna employ more matrixed models with stronger functional overlays. BorgWarner’s structure more closely resembles Dana’s, though BorgWarner maintains fewer corporate officers …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
BorgWarner Inc.
2 levels
Aptiv
4 levels
Magna International
5 levels
4 levels
ZF Friedrichshafen
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
BorgWarner Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
Aptiv — no COO — no CAIO
Magna International ✓ COO — no CAIO
ZF Friedrichshafen — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the CEO succession in February 2025, with Joseph F. Fadool promoted internally to replace Frédéric Lissalde.
- promotedJoseph F. Fadool President and Chief Executive Officer
Appointed CEO effective February 6, 2025 following planned succession.
Source - departedFrédéric B. Lissalde President and Chief Executive Officer
Retired and stepped down as CEO and director on February 6, 2025.
Source - newCraig D. Aaron Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Assumed CFO role effective March 1, 2024.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-19
- CEO
- Joseph F. Fadool
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 2.5 yr
First full year reflecting the post-Lissalde CEO succession.
Named executive officers (3)
- Joseph F. Fadool - President and CEO since 2025
- Craig D. Aaron - EVP and CFO since 2024
- Tonit M. Calaway - EVP, CAO and General Counsel
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-19
- CEO
- Frédéric B. Lissalde
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 5 yr
Transition year ahead of planned CEO retirement.
Named executive officers (2)
- Frédéric B. Lissalde - President and CEO since 2018
- Joseph F. Fadool - EVP and COO since 2024
Year-over-year changes
The primary change was a planned CEO succession, materially reducing average executive tenure.
- CEO span: 6 → 6
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 5 → 2.5 yr
- promoted Joseph F. Fadool - President and CEO (was EVP and COO) (DEF 14A filed 2026-03-19)
- departed Frédéric B. Lissalde - President and CEO (was President and CEO) (DEF 14A filed 2026-03-19)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of BorgWarner?
Joseph F. Fadool has served as President and CEO since February 6, 2025.
What type of organizational structure does BorgWarner use?
BorgWarner primarily uses a divisional structure with major product segments led by presidents with P&L responsibility.
How many direct reports does BorgWarner's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, including the CFO, CAO/General Counsel, and business-unit presidents.
How has BorgWarner's leadership changed recently?
The company completed a planned CEO succession in February 2025 and appointed a new CFO in March 2024.
Who reports directly to BorgWarner's CEO?
Direct reports include the CFO, CAO/General Counsel, and the presidents of PowerDrive Systems and Turbos and Thermal Technologies.
Sources
- Company disclosure; DEF 14A filed Mar 19, 2026
- SEC EDGAR: BorgWarner Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: BorgWarner Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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