AVERY DENNISON
happened to align with what Simon was interested in and capable of .
Soon after , Simon was offered a job by the same man , and was initially placed in charge of global raw material procurement . Once his boss moved on two years later , Simon stepped into his role and took over the Procurement Materials Group , including responsibility of corporate sustainability .
Industry pioneer So , over 80 years since its inception , how exactly has Avery Dennison impacted and contributed to the industry ?
“ Avery Dennison is the creator of the industry that we ’ re in ,” says Simon .
“ R . Stanton Avery was the founder of the company , and he invented the self-adhesive label products that were used to build the company . He had a vision that the best way he could serve his community was through building a business , creating jobs , and building an economy .
Avery Dennison has evolved in every direction since , and Avery Dennison is widely considered to have a continuing large influence on the industry . Since Simon became an integral part of the business , the strategy has been to continue leading the existing market , to grow into higher value segments , and expand applications of functional materials to which adhesives can be applied .