AVAV - AeroVironment, Inc.

AeroVironment, Inc.

900 Innovators Way
Simi Valley, CA 93065
United States
805-520-8350
http://www.avinc.com

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Full-time employees: 699

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Wahid Nawabi	CEO, Pres & Director	1.46M	N/A	1969
Mr. Kenneth D. Karklin	Sr. VP of Operations	471.4k	N/A	1969
Ms. Melissa Ann Brown J.D.	VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec.	455.75k	N/A	1977
Ms. Teresa P. Covington	Consultant	643.51k	N/A	1963
Mr. Kirk J. Flittie	Consultant	619.26k	N/A	1962

Amounts are as of 31 December 2019, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, supports, and operates a portfolio of products and services for government agencies and businesses. The company offers unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related services primarily to organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense and to international allied governments; and tactical missile systems and related services to organizations within the U.S. Government. It also provides small UAS products, including spare equipment, alternative payload modules, batteries, chargers, repair services, and customer support. In addition, the company develops high altitude pseudo-satellite systems for a commercial customer based in Japan. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Simi Valley, California.

Corporate governance

AeroVironment, Inc.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 4 October 2019 is 5. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 6; Shareholder rights: 7; Compensation: 4.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.