Dr. Debra F. Edwards Ph.D. serves as Independent Director of the Company.D., serves as Independent Director of the Company. Dr. Edwards is an independent consultant, specializing in global regulatory strategy for pesticides and biocides. She has over 35 years of experience specializing in pesticide residue chemistry, human health risk assessment, human health and ecological risk management, registration, re-registration and regulatory policy development. The majority of her career has been spent in leading large scientific and regulatory organizations within the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”), culminating in her serving as Director of the Office of Pesticide Programs. Except for a two-year stint in Guatemala as a volunteer in the United States Peace Corp. (1997-1999), Dr. Edwards worked for the USEPA from 1985 until 2010. Dr. Edwards holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s Degree in Plant Pathology, has been the recipient of numerous academic and professional honors, including the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service as a Senior Executive of the USEPA, and has published and made presentations in national and international fora on pesticide regulation, food safety and integrated pest management. Starting in 2017, Ms. Edwards has served on the board of directors of RNAgri, Inc., a privately-held corporation involved in the development of RNAi technology. Given the large number of active ingredients that the Company has registered for use across the globe and the rapidly changing and increasingly challenging regulatory climate, Dr. Edwards assists the board in mapping out strategy for product defense, regulatory compliance both domestically and internationally, and in the evaluation of acquisitions.
As the Independent Director of American Vanguard, the total compensation of Debra Edwards at American Vanguard is $151,000. There are 19 executives at American Vanguard getting paid more, with Eric Wintemute having the highest compensation of $1,954,940.
Debra Edwards is 66, he's been the Independent Director of American Vanguard since 2011. There are 5 older and 15 younger executives at American Vanguard. The oldest executive at American Vanguard Corp. is Alfred Ingulli, 78, who is the Independent Director.
Debra's mailing address filed with the SEC is 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, STE 1200, , NEWPORT BEACH, CA, 92660.
Over the last 21 years, insiders at American Vanguard have traded over $50,676,664 worth of American Vanguard stock and bought 629,726 units worth $5,875,021 . The most active insiders traders include Glenn A Wintemute, Eric G Wintemute, eHerbert A Kraft. On average, American Vanguard executives and independent directors trade stock every 29 days with the average trade being worth of $98,474. The most recent stock trade was executed by Keith M Cruiser Capital Adv... on 30 August 2024, trading 136,492 units of AVD stock currently worth $790,289.
american vanguard corporation, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural, commercial, and consumer uses in the united states and internationally. the company manufactures and formulates chemicals, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants in liquid, powder, and granular forms for crops, turf and ornamental plants, and human and animal health protection. it also markets and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; distributes chemicals for greenhouse and nursery production markets; and offers formulations, such as pcnb, chlorothalonil, and propiconazole under the ffii and ffiii names. the company distributes its products through national distribution companies, and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices, sales force executives, sales agents, and wholly owned distributors. american vanguard corporation was founded in 196
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