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Gentex Corp. (GNTX)At 4:00PM ET: 17.20  Down 0.10 (0.58%)  
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Gentex Corp.
600 North Centennial Street
Zeeland, MI 49464
United States - Map
Phone: 616-772-1800
Fax: 616-772-7348
Web Site: http://www.gentex.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 400 MidCap
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Auto Parts
Full Time Employees:2,279

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Gentex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets electro-optic products, including automatic-dimming rearview mirrors for the automotive industry, and fire protection products for the commercial building industry worldwide. Its automotive mirror products include auto-dimming headlamp control mirror that automatically turns car head and tail lamps ‘on’ and ‘off’ at dusk and dawn; auto-dimming compass mirror, an electronic compass that automatically compensates for changes in the earth’s magnetic field; auto-dimming mirror that digitally displays either a compass or outside temperature reading; compass mirrors with light-emitting diode map lamps; auto-dimming mirror with remote keyless entry and auto-dimming telematics mirrors; auto-dimming HomeLink mirrors; the auto-dimming compass/temperature mirrors; and auto-dimming mirrors with SmartBeam, a high-beam headlamp control feature. The company’s fire protection products include smoke alarms and smoke detectors combined with signaling appliances to office buildings, hotels, motels, military bases, college dormitories, and other commercial establishments. It also offers single-station alarms for both commercial and residential applications. In addition, the company develops and manufactures variable dimmable windows for the aircraft industry and non-automatic-dimming rearview automotive mirrors with electronic features. Gentex Corporation sells its automotive mirror products primarily through a direct sales force; and fire protection products directly to fire protection and security product distributors, electrical wholesale houses, and original equipment manufacturers of fire protection systems. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Gentex Corp.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 11.9% of S&P 400 companies and 51.6% of Automobiles & Components companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Fred T. Bauer , 66
    Exec. Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Member of Exec. Committee
    $ 454.00K $ 248.00K
    Mr. Steven A. Dykman , 43
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, VP of Fin. and Treasurer
    $ 193.00K $ 0
    Mr. Enoch Jen , 57
    Sr. VP
    $ 294.00K $ 0
    Mr. Mark Newton , 49
    Sr. VP of Electronics Purchasing & North American Sales
    $ 233.00K $ 0
    Mr. Dennis Alexejun , 57
    VP of Sales for Gen. Motors
    $ 239.00K $ 0
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-08 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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