Mr. Hakan Yilmaz Hakan Yilmaz is the Chief Technical Officer at BorgWarner. In this role, Yilmaz oversees the company’s corporate advanced engineering and technical strategy to ensure BorgWarner’s technology portfolio continues to lead the industry and meets business and customer goals.
Prior to joining BorgWarner, Yilmaz spent more than 15 years at Robert Bosch, where he held several engineering, strategy and executive positions in the US and Europe with increasing responsibilities. Most recently, he was the vice president, global head of powertrain system and advanced engineering. Before his time at Bosch, Yilmaz gained engineering experience at the University of Michigan, Volvo Car Corporation and other European-based companies.
Yilmaz earned master’s degrees in mechanical engineering and engineering management from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Middle East Technical University in Turkey.