Like a cat, one of the culprits lands on his feet. HTT owned purchasing and now he lands at one of his vendors? Hmmmm. No accountability with the leadership team.
As Ford Authority reported last year, Hau Thai-Ta-g – a 34-year Blue Oval employee who last served as Ford’s chief industrial platform officer – retired this past October. In his time at FoMoCo, Thai-Ta-g headed up the design, development, and the launch of the fifth-generation 2005 Ford Mustang, and also led product development and purchasing organizations amid a number of key product launches such as the Ford Bronco, Ford Maverick, Ford Puma, Ford Mustang Mach-E, and Ford F-150 Lightning. Now, Hau Thai-Ta-g has decided to put his experience and knowledge to good use after joining the board of directors at BorgWarner.
“We are pleased to welcome Hau to BorgWarner’s Board of Directors,” said Alexis P. Michas, non-executive chairman of the board of BorgWarner. “Hau’s extensive industry experience and his forward-looking perspective around electrification transformation make him a solid complement to our board.”
Ford and BorgWarner have long enjoyed a prosperous relationship as manufacturer and supplier, too. As Ford Authority previously reported, the Ford Mustang Mach-E utilizes BorgWarner’s Integrated Drive Module (iDM), which enables an efficient, smooth ride capable of handling 4,278 Nm of axle torque and input speeds up to 13,800 rpm. The company also supplies transfer cases for some of the most popular four-wheel-drive FoMoCo vehicles, including the F-Series, Explorer, Expedition, Transit, as well as the Lincoln Aviator and Navigator.