Avery Dennison Corporation has elected Mitchell Butier as president and CEO and nominated him for election to the board at the company’s upcoming annual meeting of stockholders. Current chairman and CEO Dean Scarborough will serve as the executive chairman of the company’s board of directors.

“Mitch has worked in various businesses and regions across Avery Dennison and in roles of increasing responsibility, including chief financial officer and president and chief operating officer,” says Dean Scarborough. “He has been a close thought partner of mine and has been at the center of our most successful business strategies. Most recently, he has been the driver behind increasing the higher-value market segments of our portfolio. Just as important, Mitch is a champion of the values, integrity and high ethical standards that define Avery Dennison.”