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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000008818-22-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVY"
cik: "0000008818"
company_name: "Avery Dennison Corp"
filed_at: "2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T22:11:02.927809+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avery Dennison appoints William R. Wagner to board of directors

## Summary
- William R. Wagner appointed to board effective October 27, 2022.
- Wagner is retired president and CEO of GoTo Group, a SaaS company with $1.3B in FY2021 revenue.
- Received prorated equity award of 510 RSUs vesting fully on first anniversary.
- Brings deep expertise in digital technologies and IoT; expected to support Intelligent Labels platform growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000008818-22-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVY
- cik: 0000008818
- company_name: Avery Dennison Corp
- filed_at: 2022-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881822000013/0000008818-22-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881822000013/avy-20221027.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008818-22-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008818-22-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008818-22-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William R. Wagner was appointed as Director at Avery Dennison Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 27, 2022, upon the recommendation of its Governance Committee, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Avery Dennison Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed William R. Wagner to the Board, effective on that date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881822000013/0000008818-22-000013-index.htm

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