James R. Verrier was named President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors in January 2013.

He served as President and Chief Operating Officer BorgWarner Inc. from March 2012 through December 2012.

James held positions of increasingly significant responsibility since joining the company in 1989. He served as President and General Manager BorgWarner Morse TEC, and Vice President and General Manager BorgWarner Turbo Systems, Passenger Car Products based in Germany. His BorgWarner career experience also includes assignments in quality control, human resources and operations management.

Prior to joining BorgWarner he held positions within the quality engineering and metallurgy field with Lucas Aerospace, Rockwell Automotive and Britax Wingard in the United Kingdom.

He holds a degree in Metallurgy and Materials Science from West Midlands College in the UK as well as an MBA from the University of Glamorgan, also in the UK.