BNET Industries

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$608.0M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

GEN-TEK specializes in the design and preparation of high impact demonstrative evidence that simplifies complex issues and data, complements the testimony given by experts and witnesses, and helps drive cases toward settlement. Our talented staff know the risks and understand the concerns that arise in litigation and other forms of dispute resolution. We are committed to working within the client's time constraints to produce cost-effective, quality products that persuasively communicate their arguments. GEN-TEK is experienced in the design and preparation of demonstrative evidence relating to a wide variety of situations and industries including: - Construction disputes - Environmental cases - Commercial disputes - Accidents - Technical/scientific data - Architectural cases - Patent suits - Medical litigation 2004 Gen-tek. All rights reserved.

Chief Executive Officer
William E. Redmond
Number of Employees 460
Contact Information

90 E Halsey Rd

Parsippany, New Jersey 07054

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(973) 515-3221

NAICS Code Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing: 325411

Recent Events

  • UPDATE: American Securities Completes Its Tender Offer for Shares

    10/28/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Earnings roundup: Amgen, Pactiv

    10/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • ASP GT To Buy GenTek For $38.00 Per Share - Update

    9/29/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • American Securities to buy GenTek for $411 mln

    9/28/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • GenTek Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results; Posts a 152% Improvement in Operating Profit

    8/07/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

gentek inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
William E. Redmond Chief Executive Officer
Matthew M. Walsh CFO & Vice President
Tom Testa Chief Financial Officer
Douglas J. Grierson Controller & Vice President
George G. Gilbert Vice President
Greg Gilbert Vice President
James Imbriaco General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President
Maximo Vargas Vice President & General Manager
Michael Murphy Vice President & General Manager, Noma Harness
Robert D. Novo Vice President, HR, Environ, Health & Safety
Vincent J. Opalewski Vice President
Cheri Ramsey Office Manager
Doug Gricius Representative
John F. McGovern Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John G. Johnson Chair of Board
Bruce D. Martin Board of Directors
Henry L. Druker Board of Directors
Kathleen R. Flaherty Board of Directors
Richard A. Rubin Board of Directors
Richard Russell Board of Directors

Mr. Redmond has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since May 2005 and a Director of the Company since November 2003. In December, 2008, Mr. Redmond became President and Chief Executive Officer of GT Technologies, Inc., one of the Company's wholly- owned subsidiaries. In March, 2009, Mr. Redmond was elected a Director of Mark IV Industries, Inc., a privately held diversified manufacturing company. Since June 2007, Mr. Redmond has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. where he is also a member of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Restructuring Committee. From 2005 until June 2007, Mr. Redmond served as Chairman and a Director of Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc., and Chairman and a Director of Citation Corporation. Mr. Redmond previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer from December 1996 to February 2003 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors from January 1999 to February 2003 of Garden Way, Inc., a manufacturer of outdoor garden and power equipment.

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
GenTek Inc. President Current
Maxim Crane Works Chairman Current
GenTek Inc. Board of Directors Current
Maxim Crane Works Director Current
Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. Director Current
Mark IV Industries, Inc. Elected A Director Former
Siena College Bachelor of Science Degree In Marketing and Management Former
Gardenway Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
Siena College Bachelor of Science Degree In Marketing and Management Former

Organization Position Status
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Current
GenTek Inc. CFO & Vice President Current
GenTek Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Testa has been Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2006. Vice President and General Manager—General Chemical from August 2004 to September 2006. From April 2002 to August 2004, Mr. Testa served as Vice President—Operations for the General Chemical. He previously served as General Manager of the Electronic Chemicals business group from October 1997 to April 2002.

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Printing Developments, Inc. President Former
GenTek Inc. Vice President Former

Mr. Grierson has been Vice President and Controller since April 2005. Mr. Grierson served as Director of Accounting and Assistant Controller from June 1999 to April 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Grierson served as the Director of Internal Audit of Quest Diagnostics Incorporated since January 1997.

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Controller & Vice President Current
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Director of Internal Audit Former

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Vice President Current
GenTek Inc. General Manager, Gt Technologies Former

Mr. Imbriaco has been Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since July 2005. From May 2004 to June 2005, Mr. Imbriaco held the position of Consulting Corporate Counsel with Bowne & Co., Inc. From October 2000 to August 2003, Mr. Imbriaco held the position of Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary with Agency.com, Ltd. From June 1997 until September 2000, Mr. Imbriaco served as Deputy General Counsel of The Times Mirror Company and General Counsel of the Baltimore Sun Company.

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. General Counsel, Secretary & Vice President Current
GenTek Inc. General Counsel Former

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Vice President & General Manager Current

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Vice President & General Manager, Noma Harness Current

Mr. Novo has been Vice President of Human Resources and Environmental Health and Safety since August 2004. Mr. Novo served as the Vice President of Human Resources from July 2003 to August 2004. Prior to July 2003, Mr. Novo held various senior level human resource positions with Honeywell International since 1995.

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Vice President, HR, Environ, Health & Safety Current
Honeywell Corporation Former

Mr. Opalewski has been Vice President and General Manager—General Chemical since September 2006. Prior to that he was General Chemical's Vice President—Sales and Marketing. Mr. Opalewski joined General Chemical in 1990 and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibility in finance, sales/marketing and general management. From 1999–2005, was the General Manager of the Company's Sulfur Products business.

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Vice President Current
GenTek Inc. General Manager, General Chemical Performance Chemicals Group Current
Gen Chemical Corporation Former

Cheri Ramsey, Tampa, FL - Over ten years with GenTek as Office Manager. Nine years at the University of South Florida, four years of which were in the Department of Purchasing to include processing purchase orders and typing formal bid acknowledgments. Five years as a Senior Word Processor and Editorial Assistant. Three years with Telecredit, Inc. as a Secretary to the Manager of Management Information Systems (MIS). Three years US Army as an Administrative Specialist.

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Office Manager Current

Doug Gricius - BSEE. Over twelve years experience in test and measurement sales, management, marketing and service with Hewlett-Packard/Agilent Technologies. Four years Account Management experience with a focus on RF/Microwave/ Communications markets. Six years as a territory sales representative.

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Representative Current

Organization Position Status
Foamex International Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Thermadyne Holdings Corp Lead Director Current
GenTek Inc. Chair of Board Current
Foamex International Inc. Board of Directors Current
Thermadyne Holdings Corp Board of Directors Current
GenTek Inc. Director Former

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Board of Directors Current

"Mr. Druker is the Founder and Managing Principal of Druker Capital, LLC, an investment firm that he founded in 2005. Previously, Mr. Druker was a Principal of Questor Management Company from 1995 through 2004, where he specialized in investing in turnaround and special situation companies. Prior to Questor, Mr. Druker was a Principal of the turnaround advisory firm Alix Partners, a predecessor to and an associated company of Questor. He was also previously a Partner of the merchant bank, Gordon Capital, Managing Director and head of the leveraged buyout group at L.F. Rothschild, Inc. and an associate in corporate finance at Goldman Sachs & Co. "

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Board of Directors Current
Questor Management Company Principal Former

John F. McGovern, age 60, is the founder, and since 1999 a partner, of Aurora Capital LLC, a private investment and consulting firm based in Atlanta, GA. Prior to founding Aurora Capital, Mr. McGovern served in a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Georgia-Pacific Corporation from 1981 to 1999, including Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1999. Previously, Mr. McGovern had been Vice President and Director, Forest Products and Package Division of Chase Manhattan Bank. He currently serves as Director of Genetek, Inc., Payless ShoeSource, Inc. and Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc. In 2006 the Board appointed Mr. McGovern to serve as lead director for all executive sessions of non-management directors. Mr. McGovern has served as a director of Neenah since January 10, 2006.

Organization Position Status
Neenah Paper, Inc. Founder Current
Munising LP Founder Current
Munising LP Board of Directors Current
Genetek Director Current
Neenah Paper, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mark IV Industries, Inc. Director Current
Maxim Crane Works Director Current
GenTek Inc. Director Current
Chart Industries, Inc. Director Current
Collective Brands Inc. Director Current
Georgia-Pacific Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Georgia-Pacific Corporation Executive Vice President, Finance Former
Aurora Capital Inc. Founder Former
Aurora Capital Inc. Partner Former
Neenah Paper, Inc. Lead Director Former
Channelinx, Inc. Director Former

Organization Position Status
Inmarsat plc Board of Directors Current
GenTek Inc. Board of Directors Current
MCI Communications Corporation Senior Vice President of Global Product Architecture Former
Northwestern University PhD In Industrial Engineering Former
Evanston, Illinois Ph.D. In Industrial Engineering Former

Mr. Rubin is the Founder and Managing Member of Hawkeye Capital Management LLC, a provider of investment managing services, since November 1999. Since August 2007, Mr. Rubin has served as a member of the Board of Director of Maxim Crane Works Holdings, Inc. Mr. Rubin served as a Director of Arch Wireless Inc., a wireless communications company from May 2003 through November 2004. From October 1989 to June 1996, Mr. Rubin was employed by Icahn & Co., Inc. Mr. Rubin is a certified public accountant and worked for Arthur Andersen LLP in its Audit and Corporate Finance Departments in New York from June 1986 through September 1989.

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
GenTek Inc. Board of Directors Current
GenTek Inc. President & CEO Former
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