Gentex Corporation (GNTX)

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Gentex Corporation

600 North Centennial Street
Zeeland, MI 49464
United States
616 772 1800
https://www.gentex.com

Sector(s): Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Auto Parts
Full-time employees: 6,245

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Steven R. Downing	President, CEO & Director	2.69M	274.96k	1978
Mr. Kevin C. Nash	VP of Finance, CFO, Treasurer & Chief Accounting Officer	1.43M	99.77k	1975
Mr. Neil Boehm	CTO & VP of Engineering	1.38M	15.8k	1972
Mr. Scott Ryan	VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	1.11M	60.91k	1981
Mr. Matthew Chiodo	Senior VP of Sales & Chief Sales Officer	1.22M	N/A	1966
Mr. Paul V. Flynn	Vice President of Operations	258.87k	38.41k	1965
Mr. Josh O'Berski	Director of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Craig Piersma	Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of 31 December 2023, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supplies digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass, and fire protection products in the United States, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, and internationally. It operates through Automotive Products and Other segments. The company offers automotive products, including interior and exterior electrochromic automatic-dimming rearview mirrors, automotive electronics, and non-automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for automotive passenger cars, light trucks, pick-up trucks, sport utility vehicles, and vans for original equipment manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and various aftermarket and accessory customers. It also provides variable dimmable windows to aircraft manufacturers and airline operators. In addition, the company offers photoelectric smoke detectors and alarms, electrochemical carbon monoxide alarms and detectors, audible and visual signaling alarms, and bells and speakers used in fire detection systems in office buildings, hotels, and other commercial and residential buildings, as well as researches and develops nanofiber chemical sensing products. It sells its fire protection products directly, as well as through sales managers and manufacturer representative organizations to fire protection and security product distributors, electrical wholesale houses, and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems. Gentex Corporation was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan.

Corporate governance

Gentex Corporation’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 1 April 2024 is 5. The pillar scores are Audit: 10; Board: 4; Shareholder rights: 6; Compensation: 3.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.