ZEELAND, Mich., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gentex Corporation,
the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearview
mirrors and commercial fire protection products, today announced the
appointment of Mark Newton as Vice President of Purchasing and Photonics.
Newton brings over 22 years of manufacturing, engineering, sales and
marketing experience in optoelectronics and automotive lighting to the
Company. In addition to the area of photonics, Newton is responsible for
Gentex's worldwide purchasing operations for both the automotive and fire
protection divisions.
"We are pleased to have Mark in this position, as his level of
knowledge and expertise in electronics purchasing and new product
development is what we believe the Company needs in the future," said
Gentex Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Fred Bauer. "Mark
and his group were instrumental in the development of the recently
announced Gentex Rear Camera Display Mirror. He's been in the electronics
business for many years, and has the knowledge and management experience
that will be an ever-growing asset to Gentex as our product line and parts
continue to increase in complexity."
Newton joined Gentex in 2004 after working as a Gentex supplier of
optoelectronics for six years. He began his career in 1984 with a startup
company that had invented an infrared touch computer interface, where he
served in manufacturing engineering and manufacturing management positions
in Illinois and Texas. Over the years, Newton has worked for several
optoelectronics and automotive lighting companies in manufacturing,
engineering, sales, marketing and management positions.
He earned bachelors degrees in English and Electrical Engineering
Technology from Eastern Illinois University and Parkland College,
respectively, and has pursued graduate coursework in business. He and his
wife, Jean, have three children and reside in Holland, Michigan.
Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq: GNTX) is an international company that
provides high-quality products to the worldwide automotive industry and
North American fire protection market. The Company develops, manufactures
and markets interior and exterior automatic-dimming automotive rearview
mirrors that utilize proprietary electrochromic technology to dim in
proportion to the amount of headlight glare from trailing vehicle
headlamps. More than 95 percent of the Company's revenue is derived from
the sale of those products to the world automotive industry.
SOURCE Gentex Corporation
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CONTACT:
Financial Media and Investor Contact, Connie
Hamblin, or General Media Contact, Craig Piersma, both of Gentex
Corporation, +1-616-772-1800
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