Changes in executive management at AMVAC

Peter Eilers
Peter Eilers
Peter Eilers will join AMVAC Netherlands BV on Aug. 1 as global director of Business Development and Marketing.

Eilers has more than 25 years of experience with Bayer CropScience. Among the positions he held there were:  marketing director for EMEA; executive head of Bayer CropScience Merger & Acquisitions/Business Development; and country head in various regions, including Poland, the Baltics, Iberia and Indochina.

"We are pleased to welcome Peter Eilers on board," Eric Wintemute, chairman and CEO of  American Vanguard, said. "With his extensive experience in marketing and [marketing and advertising] work internationally, he will fit well within our strategy to expand our global footprint and will be a welcome addition to our international team."

American Vanguard is the parent company of AMVAC Netherlands.

The company also announced that Glen D. Johnson, senior vice president and director of Business Development for AMVAC will be leaving the company at the end of the month.

Johnson has served AMVAC in his current role for the past 17 years with a focus on acquisitions, licensing and equipment development.