Chemical and energy industry veteran Dr. Alan Sass elected to American Vanguard Corp.'s board of directors.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 1996--American Vanguard Corp. (Nasdaq National Market:AMGD AMGD Acromesomelic Dysplasia, Grebe Type ) today announced that at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held yesterday, Dr. Allan Sass was elected to the Company's Board of Directors. As Henry L. Scott did not stand for re-election, there remain seven directors on the Company's Board. Dr. Sass, 57, brings nearly thirty years of experience in the development, commercialization and management of new chemical and energy technologies. Presently, Dr. Sass is Vice President of Technology for Wheelabrator Technologies Inc., (a sister company of WMX WMX Window Manager for X WMX WDM Multiplexer WMX Web Services for Management Extensions WMX Windows Media File Format ), where he is responsible for developing and implementing a corporate R&D program in air and water pollution control technologies. Prior to holding this post, Dr. Sass was Wheelabrator's Vice President of New Business Development from 1992 through 1994. From 1985 to its acquisition by Wheelabrator in 1992, he was Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Weststates Carbon Company, Inc., an activated carbon company, where he engineered the Company's turnaround, increasing sales from approximately $2 million in 1985 to $30 million by 1992. Dr. Sass began his career at Occidental Petroleum Occidental Petroleum Corporation ("Oxy") NYSE: OXY is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East/North Africa and Latin America regions. Corporation, where he held positions of increasing responsibility over his 16-year tenure. He ultimately became President and Chief Executive Officer of Occidental Oil Shale oil shale Any fine-grained sedimentary rock that contains solid organic matter (kerogen) and yields significant quantities of oil when heated. This shale oil is a potentially valuable fossil fuel, but the present methods of mining and refining it are expensive, damage the , reporting directly to Dr. Armand Hammer. Eric Wintemute, President and CEO of American Vanguard, commented, "With his extensive experience in the chemical and related industries, Dr. Allan Sass will be a valuable contributor to the Company's Board. We look forward to drawing upon his industry knowledge and expertise in shaping American Vanguard's continued growth. We also take this opportunity to thank Henry Scott for his many years of service as a Company director." Dr. Sass received a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Chemical Engineering from The Cooper Union and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Yale University. American Vanguard Corporation conducts its business through several subsidiaries including AMVAC Chemical Corp., a specialty chemical manufacturer that develops and markets safe and effective products for agricultural and commercial uses; GemChem, Inc., a national chemical distributor; AMVAC Chemical UK Ltd., the Company's Surrey, England-based office; and Environmental Mediation, Inc., an environmental consulting firm. CONTACT: American Vanguard Corp. Eric G. Wintemute, President & CEO James Barry, Vice President & CFO See Chief Financial Officer. (714) 260-1200 or AMGD'S INVESTOR RELATIONS Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. FIRM: The Equity Group Inc. Tamara Ehlin (212) 836-9607 |
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