Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> June 21, 2012

American Vanguard Corporation (AVD)

Eric Wintemute was elected to the post of AMVAC's President and American Vanguard Corporation's Chief Executive Officer in 1994. He had joined the company in January 1994 as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and a member of the board of directors after American Vanguard's acquisition of GemChem Inc., a chemical distribution company he cofounded in 1991. From 1977 to 1982, he worked for AMVAC in a variety of sales, purchasing and production control capacities. Previously, as a Vice President and Director of R.W. Greeff & Co. from 1982 to 1991, Mr. Wintemute oversaw the national and international distribution of key AMVAC chemical products. He holds a B.S. in economics from the University of California, San Diego. Profile
TWST: Would you begin with a brief historical sketch of the company and a picture of its operations at the present time?

Mr. Wintemute: The roots go back to the mid-1940s, but American