Company: AVD
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-078615
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Company: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 10
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The information set forth under the captions “Executive Officers of the Company,” “Election of Directors,” “Information about the Board of Directors and Committees of the Board” and “Transactions with Management and Others—Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” is set forth below. 

NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS—QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

The following sets forth the names and certain information with respect to the persons nominated for election as directors. All such nominees have consented to serve and are currently directors. Six of the nine nominees were elected by the stockholders at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Following summary information on the experience of each nominee we have included a matrix that outlines the key skills and competencies of all nominees.

Marisol Angelini, age 63, was elected to the Board in December 2021. 

•Experience: Ms. Angelini is a senior leader with over 30 years of experience in global consumer product companies, focusing on growing and transforming businesses. During her career at The Coca-Cola Company, she served as CMO (Central and Eastern Europe, Mexico and Brazil), VP of Global Tea/Water categories, and General Manager of Glaceau Smartwater. Prior to that, Ms. Angelini led personal care, household cleaners, oral care, and paper businesses, which she ran while working for Procter & Gamble in Latin America. She has been involved in multiple acquisitions within P&G and Coca-Cola and has been instrumental in sourcing, integrating and making these businesses profitable. She has board experience in public, private and non-profit companies and is a certified board director. She served on the board of Bush’s Brothers (a $1 billion family company) and is also a member of NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors), which is dedicated toward director education and best practices for public company boards. Ms. Angelini holds an MBA from Mercer University in Atlanta and a BA from Georgia State University. Ms. Angelini’s experience in the food sector (which is our ultimate customer), LATAM, marketing, new product launching, and governance are all valuable traits for our board of directors.

Dr. Mark R. Bassett, age 64, was elected to the Board in June 2022.  

•Experience: Dr. Bassett brings strong operational expertise and a continuous improvement mindset. He has a long and accomplished history over the last 30 years of building and growing chemical businesses. Until December 31, 2021