BorgWarner has appointed Hau Thai-Tang, who retired final 12 months after an extended profession at Ford Motor Co., to its board of administrators.

Thai-Tang held prime roles in Ford’s product growth and buying departments in his 34 years on the automaker. BorgWarner, in a Wednesday information launch, praised Thai-Tang for growing “an business main product portfolio of digitally linked ICE and BEV automobiles” whereas at Ford.

“Hau’s intensive business expertise and his forward-looking perspective round electrification transformation make him a stable complement to our board,” stated Alexis Michas, BorgWarner’s non-executive chairman.

At Ford, Thai-Tang served as the highest provider liaison and managed its provide chain throughout a number of main challenges, together with the COVID-19 pandemic and the continuing microchip scarcity. In 2018, he was chosen as an Automotive Information All-Star for his work preserving F-Collection pickup manufacturing from being disrupted by a provider hearth.

Thai-Tang led Ford’s product growth and buying organizations throughout growth of the Bronco SUV, Maverick pickup and Mustang Mach-E electrical crossover. He retired as the corporate’s chief industrial platform officer.