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Neutral Posture Ergonomics, Inc.
 PROFILE
Neutral Posture Ergonomics makes your comfort its business. The company makes ergonomic chairs under the Neutral Posture, lower-priced Harvard, and licensed Relax the Back brands. The company also sells foot rests and N-hancements-brand computer and workstation accessories. Neutral Posture chairs were designed by Texas A&M professor Jerome Congleton, whose research derived from NASA data on the body's reaction to weightlessness. The company sells its products via independent dealers; the General Services Administration accounts for nearly 20% of its sales. CEO Rebecca Boenigk, Congleton's daughter, and wife, Jaye, together own 53% of Neutral Posture Ergonomics. Management has announced plans for a buy-out.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 17.20
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 0.6%
Employees: 91
Revenue per employee: $189,010.99

 KEY PEOPLE
• Rebecca E. Boenigk
    CEO
• Gregory A. Katt
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
3904 N. Texas Ave.
Bryan, TX 77803
US
Phone: 979-778-0502
Fax: 979-778-0408
Online: Web Site

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