American Vanguard Announces Changes to Its Board
December 12 2024 - 4:45PM
Business Wire
Debra Edwards Retires; Carmen Tiu Joins with
Extensive Risk and Regulatory Expertise
American Vanguard® Corporation (AVD), a leading manufacturer and
marketer of innovative solutions for the agricultural industry in
the areas of crop protection and nutrition, turf and ornamental
management, and commercial pest control (the “Company”), announced
that Debra Edwards is retiring from the board of directors and has
therefore resigned. Ms. Edwards has been on the Board since 2011,
having served as Chair of the Compensation Committee, as well as on
the Risk and Finance Committees. Ms. Edwards commented, “I have
enjoyed my time on the Board of American Vanguard and I’ve learned
so much. I believe this is an exciting time for the Company and I
look forward to monitoring its progress under newly appointed CEO,
Dak Kaye.”
Scott D. Baskin, Lead Director of the Board, stated, “We thank
Debra for her distinguished service on our board over the past 13
years. Her knowledge of regulatory matters was invaluable, and
we’re grateful to have had someone of her caliber serving on our
Compensation, Finance and Risk Committees. We will miss Debra – the
person – as well as the knowledge and counsel she provided.”
To fill the vacancy left by Ms. Edwards’ retirement, the Board
appointed Carmen Tiu, effective December 11, 2024. Ms. Tiu will
serve on the Risk and Finance Committees. She has extensive
experience in the agriculture industry, having joined Dow
AgroSciences in 1987 and served at its successor company Corteva
AgroSciences in roles of increasing responsibility until earlier
this year, primarily in regulatory strategy, food standards, risk,
and government affairs.
Mr. Baskin continued, “We are excited to have Carmen join our
board. Her deep technical knowledge, evidenced by 30+ scientific
publications, 70+ scientific reports and hundreds of regulatory
submissions, will bring further knowledge to Board discussions.
Also, given her business background, we expect her to bring
valuable expertise in the area of strategic business initiatives,
such as transformation. We look forward to working with Carmen to
help American Vanguard grow to new heights.”
About American Vanguard Corporation
American Vanguard Corporation (AVD) is a diversified specialty
and agriculture products company that develops and markets products
for crop protection and management, turf and ornamentals
management, and public and animal health. Over the past 20 years,
through product and business acquisitions, the Company has expanded
its operations into 21 countries and now has more than 1,000
product registrations in 56 nations, worldwide. To learn more about
the Company, please reference www.american-vanguard.com.
The Company, from time to time, may discuss forward-looking
information. Except for the historical information contained in
this release, all forward-looking statements are estimates by the
Company’s management and are subject to various risks and
uncertainties that may cause results to differ from management’s
current expectations. Such factors include weather conditions,
changes in regulatory policy and other risks as detailed from
time-to-time in the Company’s SEC reports and filings. All
forward-looking statements, if any, in this release represent the
Company’s judgment as of the date of this release.
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Company Contact American Vanguard Corporation Anthony
Young, Director of Investor Relations anthonyy@amvac.com (949)
221-6119 Investor Representative Alpha IR Group Robert
Winters Robert.winters@alpha-ir.com (929) 266-6315
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