---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000008818-24-000018"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVY"
cik: "0000008818"
company_name: "Avery Dennison Corp"
filed_at: "2024-11-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T03:09:19.447235+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Ken C. Hicks resigns from Avery Dennison board to become PetSmart CEO

## Summary
- Ken C. Hicks, a 17-year Board member, resigned effective Nov 7, 2024.
- Resignation to focus on new role as President and CEO of PetSmart LLC.
- No disagreement with Avery Dennison on operations, policies, or practices.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000008818-24-000018
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVY
- cik: 0000008818
- company_name: Avery Dennison Corp
- filed_at: 2024-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881824000018/0000008818-24-000018-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000000881824000018/avy-20241107.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008818-24-000018
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008818-24-000018.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008818-24-000018.txt

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