Our Board of Directors bring extensive experience and expertise across multiple disciplines; including experience from BorgWarner. Each member of the Board has been chosen for industry experience and excellence across building culture, business acumen, execution of restructuring programs, adapting to changing market conditions and demonstrated success in acquisitions and integrations across global commercial vehicle, industrial and aftermarket industries.
Rohan S. Weerasinghe, Non-Executive Chairman of PHINIA Inc., (retired) from Citigroup, Inc. Prior to this, he served as the Senior Partner for the law firm of Shearman & Sterling. Mr. Weerasinghe is a graduate of Harvard College and holds a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. Mr. Weerasinghe has extensive legal and financial expertise, as well as significant experience advising companies, boards, and chief executive officers on various legal, regulatory, business and other matters. His extensive leadership experience as General Counsel for one of the world’s largest banking institutions and as head of a leading global law firm brings deep governance experience and an international perspective to the board.
Senior Leadership Experience: Mr. Weerasinghe served as the General Counsel of Citigroup, Inc., one of the world’s largest financial institutions, for over nine years, and prior to that, as the Senior Partner at one of the world’s pre-eminent international law firms. Mr. Weerasinghe brings valuable senior leadership experience to the Board and assists the Board in overseeing the development of our strategy.
Public Company Board, and Legal Experience: Mr. Weerasinghe has extensive experience advising public companies, boards, chief executive officers, and other senior management, as well as sovereigns worldwide and global financial institutions and corporates, on matters, including significant legal, governance, and business matters and other crisis situations.
Financial and Risk Management Expertise: Mr. Weerasinghe’s tenure as General Counsel of Citigroup, and his time as the Senior Partner of Shearman & Sterling, which role included managing and overseeing the firm’s chief financial officer, provided him with invaluable finance, capital markets, internal controls, and risk management experience.
Committees: None
Brady D. Ericson, CEO, PHINIA Inc., has in-depth knowledge of the Company and the global commercial vehicle, industrial, and automotive industries, extensive senior leadership, strategic planning, operational and business experience, and a strong engineering background with experience in global product development.
Senior Leadership Experience: Mr. Ericson’s tenure as President and CEO of PHINIA and former roles as President and General Manager of three business units and Chief Strategy Officer of BorgWarner enable him to bring significant senior leadership, strategic planning, and business experience to the Board.
Transportation Industry, Manufacturing, and Operations Experience: As CEO of PHINIA and a former executive at BorgWarner, Mr. Ericson has in-depth knowledge of the Company and the global automotive industry, driving our successful development and execution of PHINIA’s strategic plan. Mr. Ericson’s conviction that internal combustion engine (ICE) technologies will be key to carbon-free and carbon neutral transportation solutions in the future is a driving force behind the establishment of PHINIA.
Global Business Experience and Financial Expertise: Through his leadership roles at PHINIA and BorgWarner, Mr. Ericson gained invaluable expertise in leading a global business, including overseeing key financing and capital allocation initiatives, technology and innovation initiatives, manufacturing and operations, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, integrations, and organizational and industry transformation. Mr. Ericson also acquired extensive international experience through leadership positions held while working and living in five different countries.
Committees: Compensation | Corporate Governance
Samuel R. Chapin, Executive Vice Chairman, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (retired), provides board expertise in corporate finance and strategy, including experience gained as a senior executive at a global financial services firm and through his service on the audit committee of public companies. He also brings the board extensive knowledge from the industrial marketplace, along with deep experience in transactional processes, M&A, and deal financing for a wide range of transactions.
Senior Leadership Experience and Financial Expertise: Through his role as Executive Vice Chairman, Global Corporate and Investment Banking and other senior leadership roles with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mr. Chapin gained significant investment banking and financial expertise and leadership experience managing a complex, global investment banking organization.
Public Company Board Experience: Having served on the boards of O-I Glass, Revvity, and CIRCOR International, Mr. Chapin has extensive experience working with senior management and board members on business and corporate governance matters, including consideration of strategic alternatives, acquisitions, and sales of businesses.
International Experience and Risk Management Expertise: Through his more than three decades of investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mr. Chapin advised complex, global organizations on a wide range of transactional processes, mergers and acquisitions, deal financing, and related risk management. As Executive Vice Chairman of Global Corporate and Investment Banking, Mr. Chapin was primarily responsible for managing relationships with many of the bank’s largest and most complex clients.
Committees: Audit | Compensation (Chair)
Robin Kendrick, President and CEO, Accuride Corporation, brings decades of experience in the automotive industry, which will allow him to provide the board with unique insight into the Company’s challenges, operations, and strategic opportunities as well as a deep understanding of the industry and its key participants. Mr. Kendrick’s experience as a CEO brings insight into the complexities of managing a major Tier-1 supplier. His extensive experience in engineering and sales will allow him to contribute significantly regarding product development strategies.
Senior Leadership and International Experience: Through his experience as CEO of Accuride Corporation, a diversified manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components, Mr. Kendrick brings to the Board significant insight into the complexities of managing a global Tier-1 automotive and mobility supplier, as well as extensive senior leadership and strategic planning experience. Mr. Kendrick also has robust engineering, sales, operations, and manufacturing experience acquired through leadership roles at BorgWarner, RGF, Acument, and American Axle that enable him to provide the Board with valuable operations and product development expertise that inform PHINIA’s business strategy, operations, and innovation and technology initiatives.
Transportation Industry, Manufacturing, and Operations Experience: As CEO of Accuride, Mr. Kendrick provides the Board with unique insights into the Company’s business, operations, and strategic opportunities, as well as a deep understanding of the transportation industry and its key participants.
Financial Expertise and Risk Management Expertise: Mr. Kendrick’s experience working with private equity firms on the restructuring and sale of Acument Europe, and his work as CEO of Accuride, contributes to our Board’s understanding of investor expectations surrounding capital allocation, leverage, and financial discipline, as well as managing risks applicable to complex, global organizations
Committees: Audit (Chair)
D’aun Norman, Audit Partner, Ernst & Young (retired), has extensive experience as a senior audit partner providing accounting and advisory services to large multi-national automotive and industrial companies, which brings financial expertise and industry experience to the board. Ms. Norman is also a public company director and audit committee member. Her experience has provided her with key skills, including financial reporting, accounting and control, business analysis, and risk management that are valuable to the oversight of our business.
Public Company Board Experience: As a current director of Garrett Motion, Ms. Norman brings to the Board experience working with senior management and board members on business and corporate governance matters at an automotive aftermarket company.
Transportation Industry Experience: Ms. Norman specialized in advising publicly traded, global transportation suppliers and other industrials companies for over 16 years during her career at Ernst & Young. This extensive experience and deep industry knowledge has enabled her to provide the Board with a unique understanding of PHINIA’s business and managing the risks and complexities applicable to its global operations.
Financial and Risk Management Expertise; Legal, Regulatory and Public Policy Experience: For over three decades, Ms. Norman provided assurance and advisory services to large multinational transportation and industrial companies as a senior audit partner at Ernst & Young. She brings significant financial reporting, accounting and controls, business analysis, risk management, and regulatory expertise to the Board.
Committees: Compensation
Latondra Newton, previously Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer of The Walt Disney Company, has extensive experience advising multi-national automotive and consumer companies on matters relating to talent development, corporate marketing and diversity equity and inclusion. Ms. Newton’s experience as a senior executive of a large automotive OEM provides her insight into the industry and its key participants. Her expertise regarding talent development and corporate diversity, equity and inclusion, and her auto industry knowledge make her a key asset to the board.
Senior Leadership and Global Human Capital Experience: Ms. Newton’s experience serving in Chief Diversity Officer roles at The Walt Disney Company and Toyota has enabled her to bring valuable senior leadership experience and human capital expertise to the Board that assists the Board in overseeing the Company’s human capital management strategies, including relating to talent development, equity, diversity and inclusion, and corporate marketing initiatives.
Transportation Industry, Manufacturing, and Operations Experience: Ms. Newton brings extensive experience in the transportation industry and manufacturing and operations to the Board through her various leadership positions over more than 25 years with Toyota, including Vice President, Strategic Planning and Group Vice President, Social Innovation. While with Toyota, Ms. Newton managed the facilities and transportation purchasing department and directed the procurement of capital equipment, building construction, and logistics services for North America. She also served as general manager of the Team Member Development Center, which managed all engineering and manufacturing staff training and development initiatives in North America.
Risk Management Expertise and Legal, Regulatory & Public Policy Experience: Through her tenure with Toyota, Ms. Newton held leadership roles that included overseeing corporate planning activities, economic forecasting, competitor analysis, and corporate marketing initiatives. Ms. Newton also gained significant experience managing corporate affairs and related risks, including overseeing state and federal legislative and regulatory activity and engagement, in addition to media and community relations. Her experiences provide the Board with a meaningful perspective on PHINIA’s business strategy and regulatory risk management.
Committees: Audit | Corporate Governance
Roger J. Wood, Co-CEO, Tenneco Inc. (retired), brings substantial expertise regarding manufacturing, technology, and customer solutions to the board as the former Co-CEO of one of the world’s largest designers, manufacturers, and marketers of ride performance and clean air products and systems. Mr. Wood’s experience as a CEO of multiple public manufacturing companies provides unique insight and significant knowledge to the Board in the areas of manufacturing operations, business management, global operations, and strategic planning.
Senior Leadership and Public Company Board Experience: Mr. Wood’s experience as a CEO of multiple public manufacturing companies provides the Board with significant leadership experience and knowledge of global manufacturing, operations, customer solutions, and strategic planning. His current and prior service on the boards of Goodyear Tire, Brunswick, Tenneco, and Dana Holding, also enable him to bring to the Board significant experience working with senior management and board members on business and corporate governance matters at global automotive companies.
Transportation Industry, Manufacturing, and Operations Experience: Through his senior executive positions at Tenneco Fallbrook Technologies, and Dana Incorporated, Mr. Wood brings extensive knowledge of the transportation industry, providing the Board with unique insight into the Company’s operations, technology and innovation initiatives, and strategic opportunities.
Financial Expertise and Risk Management Expertise: Through his various roles as CEO and in other senior leadership positions, Mr. Wood has gained substantial experience overseeing corporate finance, investment, capital allocation, and risk management matters, as well as mergers and acquisitions experience, including most notably Tenneco’s $5.4 billion acquisition of Federal-Mogul LLC (leading global supplier to original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket), subsequent integration, and ultimate spin-off of Tenneco's $12 billion automotive business.
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