To support its focus on developing future vehicle technologies, Stoneridge Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of electrical and electronic mobility solutions, has appointed Laurent Borne as the company’s chief technology officer. In this new role, Borne will support increasing market demand for the company’s advanced products and help shape the company’s future technology road map.
“Laurent has the comprehensive expertise to bring technology products to market and to answer our customers’ challenges,” said Jon DeGaynor, president and CEO, Stoneridge. “His extensive expertise in the transformation of engineering, innovation and manufacturing processes will prove to be of great value to our customers as we meet their needs globally.”
Prior to joining Stoneridge, Borne was vice president of product development, global dishwasher platform, at Whirlpool Corp. His previous roles at Whirlpool include vice president of product excellence, global connectivity leader, product marketing director and operations director. Prior to that, he worked at McKinsey & Co. and Delphi Powertrain Systems, serving in several roles of increasing responsibility.
Borne holds a Master of Business Administration degree and a Master of Engineering and Operations Management degree from J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University. He also earned a master’s degree in petroleum engineering at Institut Français du Pétrole and a master’s degree in mechanical and systems engineering at École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.
Borne has delivered results in a wide range of engineering topics, from development and deployment of Whirlpool’s Internet of Things, to the prototype of its global engineering system, to a statistical approach for product failures and quality. He has a deep understanding of world-class product, process and program management disciplines.
Borne will be based at the company headquarters in Novi, Michigan, and will report to DeGaynor.
