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John F. Fiedler

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Fiedler served as chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of BorgWarner from 1995 to 2003. Prior to that he was the company's president and chief operating officer. Before joining BorgWarner in 1994, he was an executive vice president with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, culminating a 29-year career with the company by leading its North American tire division. A 1960 graduate of Kent State University, he was a Sloan Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology earning his master's degree in business there in 1979. Fiedler is a member of the board of directors of Mohawk Industries, Snap-On Corporation and AirTran Airways. He is also a member of the Kent State Foundation Commission, an advisor to the Board of Trustees of the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI and a member of the Board of Advisors of Prism Funds.


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