Avery Dennison Names Donald A. Nolan Group Vice President, Roll Materials

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY) announced today that Donald A. Nolan has been named group vice president, Roll Materials, effective March 3, 2008. He will be based in the worldwide Roll Materials headquarters in Mentor, Ohio. As group vice president of Roll Materials, Nolan will have responsibility for the long-term strategy and growth initiatives of Avery Dennison’s Roll Materials global operations. Roll Materials, Avery Dennison’s largest business, is part of its pressure-sensitive segment, which had approximately $3.5 billion in sales in 2007. "Don has demonstrated strong leadership and management skills as the head of a highly successful global packaging business,” said Dean A. Scarborough, president and chief executive officer. "As head of our largest core business, Don’s focus will be on developing new sources of growth and improving margins in a very competitive environment.” Nolan joins Avery Dennison from Valspar Corporation, a market-leading $3.2 billion global coatings company, where he held a number of management positions during the last 12 years, culminating in senior vice president of Global Packaging and Automotive Coatings. Prior to Valspar, he worked at Loctite Corporation, Ashland Chemical Company and General Electric. Nolan received his B.S. in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Michigan; M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic University and M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. 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 2007 sales of $6.3 billion. Avery Dennison employs more than 30,000 individuals in over 60 countries, 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 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.