Avery Dennison Names Timothy Bond Head of Its Office Products Group

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) announced that Timothy G. Bond has been named vice president and general manager of Avery Dennison's worldwide Office Products businesses, effective October 1, 2007. In his new role, Bond will provide strategic leadership for the Office Products businesses in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. As vice president and general manager, Office Products Group, Bond will be responsible for continuing to build competitive advantage for the Avery brand in world markets, aggressively pursuing additional opportunities in printable media, and leveraging and improving the strengths of the global office products organization. "Tim Bond brings strong knowledge of the office products market, proven leadership and solid operational management skills, as well as strategic sales experience, to this global role,” said Dean A. Scarborough, president and chief executive officer. "Since joining Avery Dennison seven years ago, he has upgraded the effectiveness of the North American Office Products sales force, built strong relationships with key accounts and played an important role in strengthening our printable media business.” Bond joined Avery Dennison in 2001 as vice president, Sales, Office Products North America (OPNA), and was appointed vice president and general manager of OPNA in 2003. Prior to joining Avery Dennison, he was vice president of Sales at Nabisco, and also held a number of management positions at Procter & Gamble. Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive labeling materials, retail tag, ticketing and branding systems, and office products. Based in Pasadena, Calif., Avery Dennison is a FORTUNE 500 Company with 2006 sales of $5.6 billion. Following the acquisition of Paxar in 2007, Avery Dennison employs more than 30,000 individuals in 51 countries worldwide, who develop, manufacture and market a wide range of products for both consumer and industrial markets. Products offered by Avery Dennison include: Fasson brand self-adhesive materials; Avery Dennison and Paxar brand products for the retail and apparel industries; Avery brand office products and graphics imaging media; specialty tapes, peel-and-stick postage stamps, and labels for a wide variety of automotive, industrial and durable goods applications.