HOLLAND (WTHC-AM/FM) — Gentex Corporation vice president of purchasing, Joe Matthews, has been appointed as the company’s first diversity officer. In this role, Matthews will be responsible for the development and implementation of Gentex’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Gentex is a leading supplier of digital vision, connected car, dimmable glass and fire protection technologies.
Matthews will lead the company’s formal diversity group, which will work to create diversity programs, training courses, and awareness initiatives throughout the organization and support wider recruiting and community engagement efforts.
Matthews joined Gentex in 2010 as a purchasing manager; in 2013, he was promoted to purchasing director and in 2014, he became vice president of purchasing. He previously worked in similar roles at Delphi and Whirlpool.
Matthews earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and a two masters degrees: in engineering, industrial engineering and operations research, and in business administration from Cornell University. He is a native of Gary, Indiana.
