Ms. Cynthia “Cindy” A. Niekamp was named President and General Manager of BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems, Drivetrain Group, and Vice President of BorgWarner Inc. in July of 2004.

She joined BorgWarner from MeadWestvaco Corporation where she was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She served in a variety of senior roles for the company and predecessor Mead Corporation from 1995 to 2002 in strategic planning and general management, including four years as President and General Manager of Mead Specialty Paper Division.

She started her career at General Motors in operations and engineering, before moving to TRW to assume operational and business development responsibilities. She holds a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University.