Avery Dennison Appoints Wolinsky as Vice President and Chief Information Officer.Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2002 Avery Dennison Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) produces pressure-sensitive materials (such as self-adhesive labels), office products, and various paper products. R. Stanton Avery founded Avery in 1935. Avery Dennison Corporation was created in 1990 by merger of Avery and Dennison. Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVY) (PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :AVY) today announced that Kenneth A. Wolinsky, vice president of information systems at the Company's worldwide office products business, has been promoted to the position of vice president and chief information officer, based at the Company's Miller Corporate Center in Pasadena, Calif. "Ken's extensive operations and information systems background will be extremely valuable in leading the Company's worldwide information technology organization," said Philip M. Neal, chairman and chief executive officer of Avery Dennison. "We look forward to his important contributions that will ensure that our information management capabilities continue to be world-class and fully support our business initiatives." As chief information officer, Wolinsky is responsible for leading the Company's information technology organization, including the development and implementation of the Company's overall information systems strategy to support long-term business objectives. He reports to Daniel R. O'Bryant, senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer. Wolinsky joined Avery Dennison in 1986 as senior systems analyst in the Company's pressure-sensitive materials operation in Concord, Ohio. He relocated to California in 1987 to join the Avery Dennison's office products business as materials manager. Wolinsky was promoted to increasingly responsible positions, including director of supply chain process improvement in 1996 and acting group director of management information systems in 1997. In 1998, Wolinsky was promoted to his current position as vice president of information systems for the worldwide office products business. Prior to joining Avery Dennison, Wolinsky served in management positions at Cleveland Range, Ameritrust and Caterpillar Tractor Corporation. Wolinsky earned a master's degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. in business administration from Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin-Wallace College is a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference including Mount Union College, Capital University, Heidelberg College, John Carroll University, Marietta College, Muskingum College, Ohio Northern University, Otterbein College, and Wilmington College. in Berea, Ohio Berea is a city in Cuyahoga County in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is a suburb of Cleveland. It is pronounced "Behr-EE-ah." The population was 18,970 at the 2000 census. It was established in 1836 and named after the biblical Berea. and a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in education from Ohio University Ohio University, main campus at Athens; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1804, opened 1809 as the first college in the Old Northwest. There are additional campuses at Chiillicothe, Lancaster, and Zanesville, as well as facilities throughout the state. . Avery Dennison is a global leader in pressure-sensitive technology and innovative self-adhesive solutions for consumer products and label materials. Based in Pasadena, Calif., the Company had 2001 sales of $3.8 billion. Avery Dennison develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of products for consumer and industrial markets, including Avery-brand office products, Fasson-brand self-adhesive materials, peel-and-stick postage stamps, battery labels, reflective highway safety products, automated retail tag and labeling systems, and specialty tapes and chemicals. |
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