- The Science, Technology, Engineering and Production (STEP)
Ahead Awards recognize women for exemplary leadership in their
careers and communities
- Tania Wingfield is the sixth
consecutive BorgWarner leader to receive this award
- Recipients were recognized at awards ceremony on
April 28 in Washington, D.C.
AUBURN
HILLS, Mich., April 29,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner's Tania Wingfield, Vice President and General
Manager of the North American Aftermarket, has been selected as a
recipient of the 2022 Women in Manufacturing Science, Technology,
Engineering and Production (STEP) Ahead Award, an annual
recognition by the Manufacturing Institute (MI). This annual award
honors and showcases the stories of women who exemplify leadership
in their career, the manufacturing industry and their community.
Wingfield is the sixth consecutive BorgWarner employee to be
awarded this recognition and is one of 100 inspiring women to earn
the 2022 award.
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"I cannot think of anyone more deserving of this award than
Tania," said Felicia Pryor,
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer,
BorgWarner, Inc. "Her commitment to manufacturing combined with her
natural ability to lead and positively impact her community not
only makes her a great person to work alongside but demonstrates
her compassion and pledge to act as a role model and mentor for
women across the industry."
With over 25 years of automotive experience, Wingfield has
established herself as a seasoned veteran in the industry,
motivating and inspiring others with her passion for manufacturing.
She joined BorgWarner in 2016 through the company's acquisition of
Remy International and has since spearheaded the company's
acquisition of Delphi Technologies in 2020, the largest and most
complex acquisition in BorgWarner's history. She served as Vice
President and Integration Champion from the announcement of the
deal in February 2020 through
November 2021. Throughout the
acquisition and integration of Delphi Technologies, Wingfield
demonstrated her poise as she led a seamless and effective process.
Even more impressively, she did so during a global pandemic where
she was forced to pivot and adapt months of scheduled face-to-face
workshops and meetings to virtual events, including leading 13
workstreams of more than 300 individuals through the final
transaction close.
Wingfield is an executive sponsor of the Women in Leadership
(WIL) program at BorgWarner, which supports women and helps them
build their careers by coming together to network, share their
experiences and learn from one another. Wingfield also participates
in and previously acted as a mentor in the company's Women Rising
program, which aims to help women with self-awareness in the early
stages of their careers. Additionally, she is an active member of
the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and has taken time within her
career to participate as a presenter in industry forums dedicated
to supporting women within manufacturing, including the Women
Driving Forward event.
Within her community, Wingfield sat on the board at GymLove, a
nonprofit organization that provides integrated gymnastics programs
for athletes with special needs. She and her husband own a local
gym that the GymLove program utilized, allowing Wingfield to use
her experiences as a business professional to amplify the awareness
and reach of the program to positively impact her community.
Additionally, Wingfield sits on the board and is acting treasurer
at Indianapolis Vineyard Church, where she has been an active
member for over 15 years, participating in the local food pantry
and leading small groups to provide care and kindness to those who
need it most.
"The STEP Ahead Awards are central to the industry's efforts to
recognize and empower women," said MI President Carolyn Lee. "Our Honorees and Emerging Leaders
serve as role models and have their own multiplier effect on the
number of women in the workforce, paying it forward to help others
find their way into a successful, rewarding career in modern
manufacturing. After 10 years of STEP Ahead Awards, we've honored
more than 1,100 women leaders in manufacturing, who in turn have
impacted hundreds of thousands of individuals through mentoring and
volunteer work. We're so proud of all these women, and we can't
wait to see what STEP and its Honorees and Emerging Leaders will
accomplish in the next 10 years."
Award recipients were recognized during a ceremony on
April 28 in Washington, D.C.
About BorgWarner
For more than 130 years, BorgWarner
has been a transformative global product leader bringing successful
mobility innovation to market. Today, we're accelerating the
world's transition to eMobility — to help build a cleaner,
healthier, safer future for all.
About The Manufacturing Institute
The Manufacturing
Institute grows and supports the manufacturing industry's skilled
workers for the advancement of modern manufacturing. The MI's
diverse initiatives support all American workers, including women,
veterans and students, through skills training programs, community
building and the advancement of their career in manufacturing. As
the workforce development and education partner of the National
Association of Manufacturers, the MI is a trusted adviser to
manufacturers, equipping them with resources necessary to solve the
industry's toughest challenges. For more information, please visit
www.themanufacturinginstitute.org.
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