Gentex Names Hollars Senior Vice President -

International Zeeland, Mich. (ots-PRNewswire) - Gentex Corporation (Nasdaq:GNTX) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Fred Bauer todayannounced the appointment of James A. Hollars to the position ofSenior Vice President - International. Gentex, based in Zeeland,Michigan, is a leading manufacturer of automatic-dimming rearviewmirrors and commercial fire protection products. Hollars comes to Gentex with nearly 35 years of automotiveexperience, beginning at Chrysler Corporation followed by 26years with Lear Corporation, including six years in Germany. Hiscareer at Lear included a number of senior positions. Mostrecently, he was Group Vice President of the Premium CarInteriors Group, with responsibility for all activities withAudi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler and Porsche. "We are quite pleased to have Jim on the Gentex team," saidBauer. "He will report to me and will focus principally onEuropean operations. "We believe that he will be a significant asset to the Companyas we aggressively market our products around the world." Hollars graduated cum laude from Wayne State University, andreceived his MBA from Michigan State University. He served fortwo years in the U.S. Army. Hollars and his wife, Ellen, have twosons. Gentex Corporation is an international company that provideshigh-quality products to the worldwide automotive industry andNorth American fire protection market. The Company develops,manufactures and markets proprietary electro-optic products,including interior and exterior electrochromic, automatic-dimmingNight Vision Safety(TM) (NVS(R)) automotive rearview mirrors thatdim in proportion to the amount of headlight glare from trailingvehicle headlamps, and an extensive line of fire protectionproducts for commercial applications. Gentex was the first company in the world to successfullydevelop and produce a commercial electrochromic mirror for themotor vehicle industry. The Company is the leading supplier ofthese mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry. Gentexcustomers include Audi, Bentley, BMW, Daewoo, DaimlerChrysler,Fiat, Ford, General Motors, Gulf States Toyota, Hyundai,Infiniti, Kia Motors, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Opel, Porsche,Rolls Royce, Southeast Toyota Distributors and Toyota. Founded in 1974, Gentex operates out of three facilities inZeeland, Michigan; an automotive sales office in Livonia,Michigan; automotive sales and engineering subsidiaries inGermany and Japan; and five regional U.S. sales offices for theFire Protection Products Group. The Company is recognized for itsquality products, its application of world class manufacturingprinciples, for its commitment to developing and maintaining ahighly skilled workforce, and for encouraging employee ownershipof the Company's stock. ots Original Text Service: GentexCorporation Internet: http://www.newsaktuell.de Contact: ConnieHamblin of Gentex (USA) 616-772-1800 Company News On-Call:http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/354175.html or fax, (USA) 800-758-5804, ext. 354175 Web site: http://www.gentex.com

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