American Vanguard (AVD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Douglas A. Kaye III, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $1.1M in 2025, down 36% from $1.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 17:1, on median employee pay of $63,100.

Filed
April 23, 2026
Annual meeting
June 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$1.1M-36% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
17:1median $63,100
CEO pay in equity
39%$419,480 in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
90%of votes cast
CEO Target Cash Incentive
100%of base salary
CEO Maximum Bonus Cap
180%of target
Median Employee Pay
$63,100Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
90%Average prior approval

How III was paid

$1.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary61%Stock awards22%Option awards17%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Douglas A. Kaye IIIChief Executive Officer$1,069,480
David T. JohnsonChief Financial Officer$712,169
Timothy J. DonnellyChief Legal Officer, General Counsel & Secretary$632,195
Shirin KhosraviChief Human Resources Officer$501,235
Shayne WetherallChief Executive Officer of Specialty Business$495,360

What changed and why

  • $1.1MChief Executive Officer Douglas A. Kaye III received total compensation of $1,069,480 in fiscal 2025.
  • Neither the chief executive officer nor other named executive officers received equity awards in 2025.
  • Cash bonuses for applicable named executive officers were paid at approximately one-third of target due to flat financial performance.
  • Short-term incentive compensation relied on a formula-driven, KPI-driven approach weighted across net sales, EBITDA, and working capital.
  • The ratio of the chief executive officer compensation to median employee pay was approximately 16.8 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.