Corporate Management

Executive Officers of the Company

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.

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.

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.

Ms. Shirin Khosravi joined American Vanguard in the position of Senior Vice President of Human Resources in October 2023. Ms. Khosravi brings to this assignment over 30 years of progressive international HR experience in multiple Fortune 500 companies such as Dover Corporation, CRH and Holcim. In those roles, she has demonstrated extensive accomplishments in talent management, succession planning, employee engagement, process standardization and large-scale transformation and change management. She has considerable experience aligning people programs to business strategy with a passion for DEI and high-performance culture. Ms. Khosravi holds a Bachelor of Business Degree from the Edith Cowan University in Australia and Executive MBA from Western University’s Ivey Business School in Canada.

Michael J. DiPaola serves as Senior Vice President of Strategy, Marketing, & R&D at American Vanguard, where he leads strategic initiatives, product development, regulatory and government affairs, M&A, marketing strategies, and research and development. In this role, he drives innovation and growth across the company’s agricultural and specialty product pipelines. Prior to joining American Vanguard, Mr. DiPaola was Chief Commercial Officer & General Manager at Taranis, an AI-powered crop intelligence platform, where he oversaw global sales, marketing, and customer success. Before that, he held senior leadership roles at Syngenta, Southern States Cooperative, Farmers Edge, and FarmWizard, managing commercial strategy, sales, product portfolios, marketing, finance, M&A, and IT. His experience spans crop protection, seeds, and agricultural technology across diverse regions and crops. Mr. DiPaola holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA), a post-master’s degree in financial analysis, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, all from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Nolteanous Gilliam, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, served in a variety of leadership roles in manufacturing, supply chain, and procurement at DuPont, an industrial materials and solutions company, prior to joining American Vanguard in 2023. In his last role at DuPont as Supply Chain Leader, he was responsible for a group of value chains including high performance fibers, protective garments, and non-woven structures. He successfully led several manufacturing units, supply chains, and operational excellence implementations over his time with DuPont across various businesses to include engineered polymers, fluoroelastomers, and crop protection. Mr. Gilliam has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business.

Jared Straley joined American Vanguard in the position of Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & Operations in Feb 2025. Jared has held positions in Global Procurement roles for Albaugh LLC, Gowan Company, and Boulder Scientific Company over the span of years from 2011-2025. In addition to the Procurement roles held, he served as Director of Global Planning at Albaugh LLC from 2016-2018. He was appointed as Head of Global Supply Chain at Gowan Company from 2020 to 2022 and most recently held the position of Supply Chain Director at Boulder Scientific Company prior to joining American Vanguard. Mr. Straley has a Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management from Utah State University.