Exhibit 99.1

News Release 

                                                                                               

BorgWarner Appoints

Rajesh Kalathur to its Board of Directors

Auburn Hills, Michigan, July 31, 2026 – BorgWarner Inc. (“BorgWarner”) announced today that

Rajesh Kalathur has been appointed to its Board of Directors.

“We are pleased to welcome Raj to BorgWarner’s Board of Directors,” said Alexis P.

Michas, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of BorgWarner. “Raj’s extensive global leadership

experience across finance, information technology, operations, and sales will be invaluable to our

Board.”

Mr. Kalathur most recently served as President of John Deere Financial and Chief

Information Officer of Deere & Company, a global leader in the production of agricultural,

construction, forestry, turf, power systems, and other solutions, which he joined in 1996 and from

which he retired in 2026. In these roles, he led Deere & Company's financial services business

segment with more than $70 billion in assets and oversaw enterprise-wide global information

technology and cybersecurity functions. Prior to these roles, Mr. Kalathur served as Deere &

Company's Chief Financial Officer for more than six years.

Mr. Kalathur holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the National

Institute of Technology in Jamshedpur, India, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from

the University of Alabama, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of

Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

About BorgWarner

For more than 130 years, BorgWarner has been a transformative global product leader bringing

successful mobility innovation to market. With a focus on sustainability, we’re helping to build a

cleaner, healthier, safer future for all.

BorgWarner Appoints Rajesh Kalathur to its Board of Directors

PR contact:

Michelle Collins

Phone: +1 248-373-2574

Email: mediacontact@borgwarner.com

IR contact: 

Pat Nolan

Phone: +1 248-754-0884

Email: IR@borgwarner.com