American Vanguard Corporation Hires Chief Transformation Officer

Gualdoni will play a key role in the implementation of AVG’s three-pronged plan to improve operating leverage and align people and processes with enhanced profit.
Gualdoni will play a key role in the implementation of AVG’s three-pronged plan to improve operating leverage and align people and processes with enhanced profit.
(American Vanguard)

American Vanguard Corporation has hired Don Gualdoni to their newly created position of chief transformation officer. 

Gualdoni has over 25 years of experience in various leadership roles with companies such as Teradata, a San Diego-based software company, and McKinsey & Company.

“We are excited to welcome Don on board as our first CTO,” said chairman and CEO Eric G. Wintemute. “Having led multiple successful corporate system optimizations across various industries for many years, Don is ideally suited to lead our global transformation. He will be partnering closely with business leaders across our organization to identify opportunities, develop strategic and tactical objectives, and drive programs to successful implementation. With his well-established skillset, I am excited to have him guide our transformation.”

Gualdoni will play a key role in the implementation of American Vanguard’s three-pronged plan to improve operating leverage and align people and processes with enhanced profit. This includes a digital transformation organizational evaluation.

Gualdoni holds a BSE in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
 

 

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