Executive Officers of the Company
NAME OF DIRECTOR/OFFICER | CAPACITY |
|---|---|
| Douglas A. ("Dak") Kaye III | Chief Executive Officer |
| Timothy J. Donnelly | CIO, General Counsel and Secretary |
| David T. Johnson | Vice President, CFO and Treasurer |
| Mason Bennett | Vice President, North American Crop |
| Peter E. Eilers | Managing Director, AMVAC Netherlands BV |
Douglas A. ("Dak") Kaye III, Chief Executive Officer, served in a variety of senior leadership roles at Albaugh LLC, a top ten global crop protection company, prior to joining American Vanguard in 2024. His last role at Albaugh was President, North America, which is the company's largest region. Previously he was Group Chief Commercial Officer, where he oversaw 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.
Timothy J. Donnelly, Chief Information Officer, also has served as General Counsel and Secretary of the Company since June 2010. 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 work 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.
David T. Johnson has served as Vice President, CFO, 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.
Mason Bennett, Vice President, North American Crop, is a veteran of U.S. agribusiness who previously served for eight years as AMVAC’s Regional Business Manager for the Southeast, where he consistently demonstrated expertise and commitment to AMVAC’s mission by successfully leading a team serving the Southwest, Mid-South, and East Coast. Upon joining AMVAC in 2016, he brought with him a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from previous sales and marketing roles with Syngenta and Dow AgroSciences.
Peter E. Eilers has served as Managing Director of AMVAC Netherlands BV since June, 2018. Prior to that time, he served as Vice President, Business Development and Marketing, to which he was appointed in January 2017. Mr. Eilers joined the Company in August 2015 as Global Director of Business Development and Marketing. Prior to that time, Mr. Eilers had over 25 years’ experience with Bayer CropScience (and its predecessors) where he served as Marketing Director for EMEA, Executive Head of Bayer CropScience Merger & Acquisitions/Business Development.