Angela Nadeau

Vice President of Commercial Management at Gentex

Angela Nadeau is the Vice President of Commercial Management at Gentex. Angela has over 20 years of experience in supply chain management and has held positions at Johnson Controls, EAGLE OTTAWA LEATHER CO, and Kirsch/Levalor.

Angela started their career in 1986 as a purchasing and cost accounting professional at Kirsch/Levalor. In 1993, they were promoted to Director of Supply Chain Management at EAGLE OTTAWA LEATHER CO where they were responsible for inventory control systems, scheduling, and customer service management for 3 North American Plants, Europe, and South Africa. Angela was instrumental in implementing computer systems to replace manual "pen and paper" methods and developed a team to use the new system. Inventory accuracy improved by 40% within the first year.

In 1999, Angela joined Johnson Controls as a Supply Chain Management Professional. In this role, they were responsible for materials management and supply chain engineering for new plant start-ups, specializing in logistics, strategic planning, footprint analysis, and make vs buy analysis. Angela developed and managed a team of 26 including master schedulers, commodity schedulers, inventory analysts, and material handlers.

Angela has been with Gentex since 2006 and is currently the Vice President of Commercial Management. In this role, they are responsible for leading the commercial management team to ensure the development and execution of sales strategies that drive profitable growth.

Angela Nadeau's educational career includes studying wine business finance and accounting at the Sonoma State University Wine Business Institute, as well as completing the OIV Wine Marketing Program at the University of California, Davis. Angela also holds a BBA from Davenport University in business and accounting. Additionally, they have obtained certification from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust in WSET Level II and WSET Level I, as well as certification from the Napa Valley Wine Academy in Napa Valley Wine Expert.

Angela Nadeau reports to Steve Downing, President & CEO. They work with Brian Lorence - VP, Sales, Cliff Burgess - VP, Information Technology, and Robert Vance - Vice President of New Markets.

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  • Vice President of Commercial Management

    February, 2018 - present

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