Frédéric Lissalde
President and Chief Executive Officer
2018 – Present
8 years (current)
Legacy
Frédéric Lissalde served as CEO from 2018 through February 2025, leading the company through its most transformative period. Under Lissalde, BorgWarner executed the $3.3 billion Delphi Technologies acquisition in 2020, launched the 'Charging Forward' electrification strategy targeting $6–8+ billion in eProducts revenue by 2027, and completed the PHINIA spin-off in 2023. Lissalde's tenure also saw the company navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and volatile EV adoption rates while maintaining investment-grade credit metrics and returning capital to shareholders. He led BorgWarner's 'Charging Forward' electrification strategy launched in 2021, targeting roughly 45% of revenue from electric-vehicle products by 2030, a bet financed partly through the 2021 acquisition of German battery-systems maker Akasol for about $915 million. He retired in February 2025 after 25 years at the company. A French national who joined BorgWarner in 2000, he held roles across the company's European and North American operations before becoming CEO, giving him international operating experience relevant to a company with manufacturing spread across multiple continents.