Lawrence S. Clark serves as Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Clark served from 2004 to 2012 as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) for Legendary Pictures, a motion picture production company that, during Mr. Clark’s tenure, developed, co-produced and co-financed major motion pictures in partnership with Warner Bros. From 2003 to 2004 he provided financial and corporate development consulting services to media and entertainment companies. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Clark was the CFO of Creative Artists Agency, a leading entertainment talent, literary and marketing agency. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Mr. Clark was Director-International, for The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, from 1995 to 1997. In 1992, he co-founded Global Film Equity Corp., which provided strategic, business advisory and capital raising services to media companies. From 1989 to 1992, Mr. Clark was Vice President, Corporate Finance at Salomon Brothers, Inc. Prior to that, he was a Corporate Finance Associate at Goldman Sachs & Co. from 1987 to 1989. With over 30 years of financial, investing and operating experience, Mr. Clark brings a financial discipline and analytical approach that make him a valuable asset to the Board.
As the Independent Director of American Vanguard, the total compensation of Lawrence Clark at American Vanguard is $164,000. There are 16 executives at American Vanguard getting paid more, with Eric Wintemute having the highest compensation of $1,954,940.
Lawrence Clark is 61, he's been the Independent Director of American Vanguard since 2006. There are 13 older and 6 younger executives at American Vanguard. The oldest executive at American Vanguard Corp. is Alfred Ingulli, 78, who is the Independent Director.
Lawrence'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, and Herbert 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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