Company: AVD
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-079166
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Company: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 44
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. Kaye III joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer in December, 2024. For the past 13 years, he has served in a variety of senior leadership roles at Albaugh, LLC, a top ten global crop protection company. He most recently held the role of President, North America, which is the largest region in the Company. Previously, he was Group Chief Commercial Officer, where he oversaw the commercial activities, which included North America, Europe, Brazil, Argentina, and Latin America regions. Mr. Kaye also served as President of the European region for seven years. Prior to his work at Albaugh, Dak was the CFO and a Director at a non-crop subsidiary of the crop protection company, Adama, and previously held the role of Co-CEO at an international automotive logistics organization. Mr. Kaye began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP. He has a Masters of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, both from Auburn University. Mr. Kaye was recently elected to the Executive Board of the industry group CropLife America (CLA). David T. Johnson has served as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of the Company since March, 2008. Mr. Johnson served as Finance Director for Amcor Flexibles UK Ltd., a $500 million manufacturer of decorative packaging and a subsidiary of Amcor, a multibillion dollar corporation based in Australia, from June 2003 through March 2008. Prior to that he served as Vice President of Finance for Sterer Engineering, a subsidiary of Eaton Aerospace, an $8 billion Cleveland based multinational Company from April 2001 through June 2003. Timothy J. Donnelly has served as Chief Information Officer, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company since June 2024 and had been Chief Administration Officer from June 2010 prior to that time. He began his service with the Company in October 2005 as Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, was appointed Secretary in June 2007 and assumed responsibility for Human Resources and Risk Management in 2009. Prior to his service with the Company, from September 2000 through October 2005, Mr. Donnelly served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for DDi Corp. (Nasdaq—DDIC), a manufacturer of quick-turn, high-technology printed circuit boards. Shirin Khosravi has served as Chief Human Resources Officer since December 2024 and was Vice President of Human Respources from Februray 2024