Leadership

Gerald Gentile is Vice President of Information Technology for Deshler Group. He is also a past President of Automated Media, Inc. (AMI), a highly-regarded information technology firm he founded in 1989.

For nearly five decades, Mr. Gentile has been an innovator and leader in the information technology industry, beginning at NASA and the Burroughs Corporation. An early proponent of UNIX-based systems for business solutions, Mr. Gentile has built several widely successful information technology companies. His extensive experience providing systems to automotive suppliers, along with his vision in helping shape Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) protocols, make him uniquely qualified to lead Deshler Group’s IT Initiatives.

Mr. Gentile served in the United States Marine Corps and attended both Lawrence Technological University and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. He lives in Farmington Hills, Michigan.