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American Vanguard Executive Compensation (FY25)
AVD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Douglas Kaye | Latest say-on-pay support = June 6, 2024 |
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Data as of October 28, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 23, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Douglas Kaye: $1,675,160 → $1,069,480 (36.2% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is American Vanguard's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Douglas Kaye, Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,069,480 in fiscal 2025. Kaye's total moved 36.2% lower from the $1,675,160 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was American Vanguard's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2023, the say-on-pay proposal drew 92.8% support at the meeting held June 6, 2024.
Which companies are in American Vanguard's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Aspen Aerogels, Inc., Balchem Corporation, Core Molding Technologies, Inc., CVR Partners LP and Ecovyst Inc., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Wintemute Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ulrich Trogele Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Johnson Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Donnelly Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anthony Hendrix Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Peter Eilers Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Business | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Johnson Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Donnelly Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas Kaye Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Johnson Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Donnelly Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shirin Khosravi Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Douglas Kaye Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Johnson Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Donnelly Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shirin Khosravi Chief Human Resources Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shayne Wetherall Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Business | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony S. Hendrix | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Anthony S. Hendrix | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Anthony S. Hendrix | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David T. Johnson | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David T. Johnson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David T. Johnson | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Eric G. Wintemute | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Eric G. Wintemute | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Eric G. Wintemute | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Peter E. Eilers | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Peter E. Eilers | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Peter E. Eilers | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Timothy J. Donnelly | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Timothy J. Donnelly | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Timothy J. Donnelly | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ulrich G. Trogele | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ulrich G. Trogele | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ulrich G. Trogele | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Kaye | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| David Johnson | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/22/2034 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Timothy Donnelly | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/22/2034 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Shayne Wetherall | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/22/2034 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Shirin Khosravi | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/22/2034 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott D. Baskin Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Marisol Angelini | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Steve Macicek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Patrick E. Gottschalk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Mark R. Bassett | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Keith M. Rosenbloom | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Émer Gunter | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tiu De Mino | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
Stock ownership guideline: We have adopted share ownership requirements for both our executive officers (4X base wage for CEO and 2X base wage for CEO reports) and our directors (four years’ worth of stock awards).
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Aspen Aerogels, Inc. ASPN
- Balchem Corporation BCPC
- Core Molding Technologies, Inc. CMT
- CVR Partners LP UAN
- Ecovyst Inc. ECVT
- Hawkins, Inc. HWKN
- Innospec Inc. IOSP
- Intrepid Potash, Inc. IPI
- LSB Industries, Inc. LXU
- Quaker Chemical Corporation KWR
- Tredegar Corporation TG
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | June 6, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 7, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 1, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 2, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 3, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 5, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Douglas Kaye (Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $1,069,480 (base salary $650,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001193125-26-173620, filed 2026-04-23]What this page does not include
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210 figures on this page: 204 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-173620
- 0001193125-24-159108
- 0001193125-23-166123Appointment of Deloitte 24,123,428 623,188 1,582 0 Three – Advisory approval of executive compensation
- 0000950170-23-014320
- 0001193125-22-169120
- 0001193125-21-185229
- 0001193125-20-164798
- 0001193125-19-170117
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}