AMVAC appoints Peter Eilers as Managing Director

American Vanguard Corp. announced Peter Eilers as the new Managing Director of its wholly owned subsidiary AMVAC Netherlands B.V.

Eilers will be responsible for AMVAC’s international business.

Eilers, formally AMVAC’s Vice President of Business Development and Marketing, assumed the position on May 1. Ad de Jong, who formerly held the position and will soon be retiring, will continue to work on international matters on a project basis for the remainder of 2018. They will both be based in Houten, Netherlands.

“This strategic, internal change is focused on our company’s overall business objectives,” said Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO of AMVAC. “We’re proud of the high caliber of talent we have here at AMVAC, and we’re confident that Eilers’ promotion will help us achieve company growth.”