Eric
Wintemute
Chief Executive Officer and President
Phone: 949-260-1200
Eric Wintemute, AMVAC's President and
American Vanguard Corporation's Chief Executive Officer
was elected to this post in mid-1994. Mr. Wintemute
joined the company in January 1994 as Executive Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer, and a member of
the Board of Directors following American Vanguard's
acquisition of GemChem Inc., a national and international
chemical distribution company he co-founded in 1991.
From 1977 to 1982, he worked for AMVAC in a variety
of sales, purchasing, and production control capacities.
As a Vice President and Director of R.W. Greeff & Co.
from 1982 to 1991, Mr. Wintemute oversaw the national
and international distribution of key AMVAC chemical
products. Mr. Wintemute holds a Bachelors of Science
in Economics from the University of California, San
Diego.
David T. Johnson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 323-890-1200
David Johnson's extensive experience includes over 20 years of financial management for a number of prominent multinational corporations including, Director of Finance for Amcor Flexibles UK Ltd. (A $500 million manufacturer of decorative packaging and subsidiary of Amcor, a multibillion corporation based in Australia) and VP of Finance for Sterer Engineering, a subsidiary of Eaton Aerospace (An $8.5 billion Cleveland based multinational company). During his career, he has demonstrated capabilities in financial control, operational improvement, systems integration, strategic planning, and personnel management and development. His international experience in specialty chemicals, aerospace components, and packaging / distribution includes both corporate headquarters and line manufacturing environments.
Timothy J. Donnelly
Chief Administrative Officer, Vice President - General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Phone: 949-260-1212
Timothy Donnelly brings to American Vanguard an impressive 19-year background in law. Most recently, he served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at DDi Corp. (Nasdaq: DDIC), a publicly held printed circuit board manufacturer, since June 2000. Mr. Donnelly managed a broad array of legal responsibilities including business plan and strategy development, SEC filings, M&A, Sarbanes-Oxely compliance, corporate governance issues, securities offerings and private placements, as well as negotiations with the EPA. Prior to that, from 1991 – 2000, he served as Assistant General Counsel at Rockwell International Corporation where he handled M&A, various licensing agreements and corporate litigation for the company. From 1986 – 1990, Mr. Donnelly was an Associate with the law firm Latham & Watkins where his responsibilities included corporate transactional work and civil litigation. Mr. Donnelly holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from John Carroll University and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Law School.
Glen
Johnson
Senior Vice President and Director
of Business Development
Phone: 949-260-1200
Glen
Johnson was previously the North
American Senior Marketing Manager
for Contract Sales at Zeneca Ag
Products where he had also been
in charge of product acquisition
and licensing for North America.
Mr. Johnson was a key person at
Zeneca and was directly involved
in AMVAC's new Product Development
Department and is responsible for
the global acquisitions and business
development activities for the
Company. He has over twenty years
experience in sales and marketing,
acquisition and licensing, market
development and field research
and development with three multinational
agrochemical companies. Mr. Johnson
holds a Bachelors of Science degree
in Biology and Chemistry and a
masters of Science degree in Plant
Chemistry from Northern Arizona
University.
Doug
Ashmore
Vice President and Director of Manufacturing
Phone: 323-264-3910
Doug
Ashmore is the Vice President and
Director of Manufacturing for AMVAC's
production facilities, responsible
for plant operations, production
scheduling, engineering, transportation,
maintenance and purchasing. Mr.
Ashmore joined AMVAC in 1988 from
Chapman Engineering Inc., where
he served as General Manager of
Production Equipment from 1974
to 1988. Mr. Ashmore holds a Bachelor
of Arts in Business Administration
from Texas A&M University.
John L. Killmer, PhD
Board Member and Head of Technology
Phone: 323-264-3910
Mr. Killmer who joined the Board in December of 2008 spent much of his career with Monsanto Company in a series of increasingly responsible research and development positions followed by an important managerial role as President of Monsanto Greater China.
Dr.
Bill Feiler
Chief Scientist
Phone: 323-264-3910
Dr.
Bill Feiler joined AMVAC in 1985
and is responsible for research
and development, quality control
and overall environmental, health
and safety regulations compliance.
Prior to joining AMVAC, Dr. Feiler
held positions with Monsanto Corporation,
Ethyl Corporation and Washington
University. Dr. Feiler holds a
Bachelor of Science in Chemical
Engineering from the University
of Kentucky and a Ph.D. in Chemistry
from the University of Florida.
Ian
S. Chart
Vice President and Director of Regulatory Affairs
Phone: 949-260-1200
As
Vice President and Director of
Regulatory Affairs, Mr. Chart leads
the company's effort to register
and defend the company's products
at EPA and other regulatory bodies
worldwide. Mr. Chart is also Managing
Director of AMVAC Chemical UK,
Ltd. Prior to joining AMVAC, he
was the Toxicology Manager of ICI
Zeneca Agrochemicals for 12 years
and Senior Regulatory Manager,
covering worldwide regulations
for 10 years. Mr. Chart was educated
at the Metropolitan University
of Manchester and he is a Fellow
of the Institute of Biochemical
Sciences.
William A. Kuser
Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Phone: 949-260-1200
William A. Kuser joins American Vanguard from Chemtura Corporation (NYSE: CEM) where he held roles in corporate strategy and investor realtions over the last 12 years. His extensive career in the chemical industry includes prior experience in financial analysis, marketing, operations and business management.
Ted
Ramirez
Director of Marketing
Phone: 949-260-1212
Ted
Ramirez is a 33-year veteran of
the Agricultural Crop Protection
Business. Ted has held positions
of increasing responsibility in
sales and marketing at the former
Ciba-Geigy Agricultural Division
(now Syngenta) and at the former
Bayer Corporation; Agricultural
Division (now Bayer Crop Science).
In his most recent position prior
to joining AMVAC, Mr. Ramirez was
the Manager of Marketing and Sales
for Export, Technicals, Intermediates
and Mature Products Business for
Bayer Corporation. Mr.
Ramirez is responsible for Short
and Long Term Strategic Product
and Crop Portfolio Marketing and
Planning. In addition, his duties
include coordination of communication
and market research activities
to support market strategies and
tactics. Mr.
Ramirez holds a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Agriculture from New
Mexico State University.
Alfredo
Pelaez
Director of International Business
Phone:
949-260-1200
Alfredo
Pelaez is the Director of International
Business for Amvac Chemical. Alfredo
is a native of Colombia and is a
U.S. citizen. He has worked in the
agricultural chemicals and professional
horticulture industries in the USA
for the past 25 years. Previous to
joining AMVAC in June of 2000, Alfredo
was Director of Business for The
Scotts Company in Latin America and
Global Marketing Manager for Insecticides
for FMC Corporation. Alfredo has
a degree in Agronomy from the National
University of Colombia and a Master
of Sciences in Plant Pathology from
the University of Minnesota.

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