---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-176729"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVD"
cik: "0000005981"
company_name: "AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP"
filed_at: "2024-07-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T22:41:38.017299+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Vanguard CEO Eric Wintemute to retire; successor search by Dec 31, 2024

## Summary
- Eric Wintemute to retire as CEO; successor search by Kincannon & Reed.
- Will remain CEO until successor starts or Dec 31, 2024; Chairman through 2025 meeting.
- Retirement payment of $2.3M paid over 2 years; 24 months COBRA coverage.
- Unvested equity awards pro-rated; performance shares at target; options remain exercisable.
- Wintemute served 47 years, 30 as CEO; guided growth from $1.5M to $600M revenue.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-176729
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVD
- cik: 0000005981
- company_name: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
- filed_at: 2024-07-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312524176729/0001193125-24-176729-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312524176729/d826880d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-176729
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-176729.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-176729.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric Wintemute retired as Chief Executive Officer at AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Effective as of July 3, 2024, American Vanguard Corporation (the “Company” or “Registrant”) and Eric Wintemute, the Company’s Chairman and CEO, entered into a Transition Agreement, which set forth the terms and conditions of Mr. Wintemute’s retirement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5981/000119312524176729/0001193125-24-176729-index.htm

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