Gentex Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Gentex's CEO is Steve Downing, appointed in Aug 2017, has a tenure of 7.25 years. total yearly compensation is $7.11M, comprised of 11.8% salary and 88.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.072% of the company’s shares, worth R$27.93M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.6 years and 4.5 years respectively.
Key information
Steve Downing
Chief executive officer
US$7.1m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 11.8% |
| CEO tenure | 7.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.07% |
| Management average tenure | 8.6yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$428m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$410m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$433m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$7m | US$843k | US$422m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$392m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$360m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$324m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$5m | US$793k | US$314m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$312m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$316m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$330m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$4m | US$750k | US$355m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$414m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$454m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$366m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$4m | US$764k | US$343m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$300m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$295m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$405m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$3m | US$734k | US$420m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$428m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$429m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$431m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$3m | US$618k | US$438m |
| Sep 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$462m |
| Jun 30 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$441m |
| Mar 31 2018 | n/a | n/a | US$420m |
| Dec 31 2017 | US$1m | US$421k | US$407m |
Compensation vs Market: Steve's total compensation ($USD7.11M) is above average for companies of similar size in the BR market ($USD2.48M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Steve's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Steve Downing (46 yo)
7.3yrs
Tenure
US$7,111,531
Compensation
Mr. Steven R. Downing, also known as Steve, has been the Chief Executive Officer at Gentex Corporation since January 01, 2018 and has been its President since August 2017. He served as Independent Director...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 7.3yrs | US$7.11m | 0.072% R$ 27.9m | |
| VP of Finance | 11.4yrs | US$3.20m | 0.019% R$ 7.2m | |
| CTO & VP of Engineering | 6.8yrs | US$2.99m | 0.017% R$ 6.7m | |
| VP, General Counsel | 9.4yrs | US$2.41m | 0.013% R$ 4.9m | |
| Senior VP of Sales & Chief Sales Officer | 7.8yrs | US$2.65m | 0.014% R$ 5.4m | |
| Vice President of Operations | 12.8yrs | US$322.84k | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Marketing & Corporate Communications | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | no data | no data | no data |
8.6yrs
Average Tenure
50.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: G2NT34's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.6 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 4.5yrs | US$7.11m | 0.072% R$ 27.9m | |
| Independent Director | 6yrs | US$227.40k | 0.011% R$ 4.1m | |
| Independent Director | 2.5yrs | US$219.90k | 0.0017% R$ 642.6k | |
| Independent Director | 1.5yrs | US$187.94k | 0.0037% R$ 1.4m | |
| Independent Chairman | 13.8yrs | US$335.53k | 0.029% R$ 11.3m | |
| Independent Director | 6.1yrs | US$222.40k | 0.011% R$ 4.3m | |
| Independent Director | 8.8yrs | US$229.90k | 0.012% R$ 4.6m | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$216.76k | 0.011% R$ 4.1m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0017% R$ 642.6k |
4.5yrs
Average Tenure
66yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: G2NT34's board of directors are considered experienced (4.5 years average tenure).