BorgWarner Inc. has announced the appointment of Rajesh Kalathur to its Board of Directors, strengthening the company’s leadership with an executive who brings decades of global experience across finance, information technology, operations and sales.
Welcoming the appointment, Alexis P. Michas, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board at BorgWarner, said, “We are pleased to welcome Raj to BorgWarner’s Board of Directors. Raj’s extensive global leadership experience across finance, information technology, operations and sales will be invaluable to our Board.”
Kalathur’s appointment reinforces BorgWarner’s focus on enhancing its strategic leadership as the company continues to advance its electrification and mobility technologies. His broad expertise in driving business transformation, operational excellence and global growth is expected to support the company’s long-term strategy and governance.
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.
