GT Technologies is a leading Tier 1 manufacturer of engine valve train components. Founded over 100 years ago and employing over 600 people in seven plants (Toledo, Ohio; Defiance, Ohio; Tallahassee, Florida; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Curitiba, Brazil; Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic and a technical center located in Westland, MI). GT Technologies has seen much change and transformation since it was an operating unit of a publicly traded company called GenTek and spun out into an autonomous business with its own legal registration and board of directors. GT Technologies is owned by the private equity firm, Industrial Opportunity Partners (www.iopfund.com).