American Vanguard Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
American Vanguard's CEO is Dak Kaye, appointed in Dec 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $2.28M, comprised of 1.7% salary and 98.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.02% of the company’s shares, worth €1.13M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2 years and 3.4 years respectively.
Key information
Dak Kaye
Chief executive officer
US$2.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 1.74% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 1.0% |
| Management average tenure | 2yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.4yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$125m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$136m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$2m | US$40k | -US$126m |
Compensation vs Market: Dak's total compensation ($USD2.28M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD494.52K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Dak's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Dak Kaye (56 yo)
Mr. Douglas A. Kaye, Dak, III CPA served as Chief Financial Officer of Alligare, LLC. Mr. Kaye is Chief Executive Officer of American Vanguard Corporation from December 9, 2024 and serves as its Chairman o...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | less than a year | US$2.28m | 1.02% € 1.1m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 17.7yrs | US$963.27k | 0.25% € 273.6k | |
| Chief Information Officer | 20.1yrs | US$858.94k | 0.30% € 330.0k | |
| Chief Human Resource Officer | 2yrs | US$569.79k | 0.051% € 55.8k | |
| Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & Operations | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Director of Corporate Communications | 18.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Strategy | less than a year | no data | 0.035% € 38.8k | |
| Senior Vice President of Manufacturing | less than a year | no data | 0.015% € 16.5k | |
| President of Gemchem Inc | 26.4yrs | US$352.78k | no data | |
| Director of Business Development | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: AVJ's management team is considered experienced (2 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | no data | US$2.28m | 1.02% € 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 3.4yrs | US$166.88k | 0.059% € 65.1k | |
| Independent Director | 3.4yrs | US$162.50k | 0.22% € 239.7k | |
| Independent Lead Director | 11.8yrs | US$190.00k | 0.15% € 162.8k | |
| Independent Director | 3.4yrs | US$607.33k | 0.059% € 65.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.9yrs | US$165.00k | 0.12% € 130.8k | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$175.00k | 0.13% € 143.0k | |
| Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$168.13k | 0.11% € 121.1k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.024% € 26.3k |
Experienced Board: AVJ's board of directors are considered experienced (3.4 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/02 01:53 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/31 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
American Vanguard Corporation is covered by 5 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Nick Genova | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Benjamin Klieve | Lake Street Capital Markets, LLC |
| Brett William Wong | Piper Sandler Companies |