Our Leadership

Anil K. Sharma is the vice president and general manager, Label and Graphic Materials, Asia Pacific. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic development and growth initiatives of Avery Dennison's LGM business in Australia & New Zealand, ASEAN, Indian subcontinent, Sub-Saharan Africa, China, Korea, and Japan. Prior to joining Avery Dennison in 2010, Mr. Sharma was the vice president of sales North America for Johnson Diversey and their food and beverage hygiene businesses. He also held a number of increasingly senior commercial and business management positions at Diversey Inc., a global leader in industrial detergents and sanitizers, as well as various roles at Unilever. Mr. Sharma is a mechanical engineer and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade. He is based in Singapore.

Jeroen Diderich is responsible for Label and Graphic Materials North America, including the Global Reflectives business and the recently acquired self-wound overlaminate business of ACPO Ltd. Jeroen joined Avery Dennison in 2003 and was most recently the vice president and general manager of the Label and Graphic Materials Europe business. He has held previous leadership roles in marketing, sales, and supply chain and operations. Prior to joining the company, Jeroen had ten years of experience in the paper industry, most recently as vice president, supply chain, procurement and customer service for Sappi Fine Paper North America in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). He studied business economics and marketing at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and business management at IMD in Lausanne (CH) and the Wharton Business School (USA). Jeroen is currently based in Mentor, Ohio.

Ronaldo Mello is the vice president and general manager for Label and Graphic Materials in Latin America. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic development and growth initiatives of Avery Dennison’s LGM business in Latin America. Ronaldo joined Avery Dennison from Itap Bemis, the largest flexible packaging company in Latin America, where he held a number of management positions, culminating in director of its Dixie Toga Flexible Division. He has extensive experience in the packaging industry, having worked for local and multinational companies in increasingly responsible general management, sales, business development and finance roles. Ronaldo received his B.S. in business administration at Fundação Getúlio Vargas in São Paulo, Brazil, and also attended Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program—The General Manager Program. He joined Avery Dennison in 2009 and is based in Vinhedo, Brazil.

Roger Machado is responsible for the strategic development and growth initiatives of Label and Graphic Material in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. Roger joined Avery Dennison in 2001 as a supply chain consultant for Materials Group Europe as part of the integration of Jackstadt. He has since served in a broad variety of roles around the world with increasing levels of scope and responsibility, most recently as vice president of operations and supply chain for Materials Group Asia Pacific. Roger is based in Shanghai, China.

Pascale Wautelet is the vice president, Global Research and Development for Label and Graphic Materials. Her leadership includes oversight of Avery Dennison's seven regional R&D centers and teams. In this position, she provides vision and innovation direction to a team of 300+ scientists, and drives an innovative pipeline of products and solutions for the Label and Graphic Materials business. Ms. Wautelet joined Avery Dennison in 2017 after more than 20 years of domestic and international experience across multiple functions in the chemical/petrochemical/plastic industry, including flexible packaging and labeling. Prior to joining the company, she was Global Technology Director at Jindal Films, overseeing corporate innovation and research and development across Europe and North America. Prior to that, she worked 17 years for ExxonMobil where she held multiple leadership positions of increasing responsibilities in Operations, R&D and Sales. Ms. Wautelet earned her PhD in Materials and Polymer Chemistry and Physics, and received a master’s degree in Polymer Chemistry from the University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg, France. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry from the University of Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium. She is based in The Hague, Netherlands where she lives with her husband and their two teenagers.

Hassan Rmaile is the vice president and general manager, Label and Graphic Materials for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. In this capacity, he is responsible for the short and long-term financial, strategic and operating objectives of the unit. He also leads the Hanita business unit and sponsors Avery Dennison's Graphics Solutions businesses globally. Mr. Rmaile has held innovation & business leadership roles within the Label and Graphic Materials business since joining Avery Dennison March 1, 2016. Prior to joining Avery Dennison, he served as Vice President, Chief technology and Innovation Officer at H.B. Fuller in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 2012 to 2016. Prior to that, he was vice president of strategic growth platforms in Ashland’s Specialty Ingredients operating unit and leading to that, he served in commercial roles of increasing responsibility, including global business unit director of consumer industries (Pharmaceuticals, Food and Personal Care). Mr. Rmaile holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the American University of Beirut (Lebanon), an MBA in finance from the University of Delaware and a Ph.D. in materials chemistry from Florida State University. He holds an executive leadership certificate from the University of Minnesota from 2013 and has served as a director for the Minnesota High Tech Association from 2012-2016.

Kamran Kian the vice president, global operations and supply chain for Avery Dennison's Label and Graphic Materials. He also oversees the Corporate EHS function. Mr. Kian has served in his current global capacity since 2006. From 2004 to 2006 Kamran served as Vice President and General Manager of Materials businesses in Australia and New Zealand. From 2000 to 2004 he led the integration of Stimsonite acquisition in Avery Dennison’s reflective business and expanded the business globally. From 1995 to 2000 Kamran was based in Luxembourg, Europe serving in many operational and technical roles including the director of European operations. Prior to that he was based in California and served in many operations and technical roles. Mr. Kian received his Engineering degree from California Polytechnic University in 1990. He joined Avery Dennison in 1985 and is currently based in Mentor, Ohio.

Ken Schwartz is an attorney who leads the global Label and Graphic Materials group’s legal team. Ken and his global team are responsible for all aspects of legal matters affecting the company’s operations, including: regulatory compliance; contract preparation management and enforcement; investigations (internal and external); litigation and dispute resolution; and intellectual property (including inventions, patents, and trade secrets). Ken joined Avery Dennison in 2006 after 16 years in private law firm practice in Cleveland and Chicago. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and political science from Kent State University and a Juris Doctor and Master of Arts joint degree from University of Illinois. Ken lives in Ohio, has two teenage daughters, and is a fitness and outdoor enthusiast.

Deena Baker-Nel is the vice president and chief human resources officer of Avery Dennison Corporation. In this capacity, she oversees the development and execution of a global human resources strategy, in support of the company’s overall strategic direction. The Corporate Social Responsibility and Communications functions also report to her. Ms. Baker-Nel has more than 25 years of global human resources experience, 14 of which have been in Avery Dennison. During that time, she has served in leadership roles of increasing responsibility at the Corporate office as well as in two of the company’s largest businesses, most recently serving as vice president, global human resources, Label and Graphic Materials, based in The Netherlands. Ms. Baker-Nel earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and master’s degree in counseling from West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Robyn Buma leads the global procurement function for the Label and Graphic Materials and Industrial and Healthcare Materials segments. In this position, she is responsible for delivering sustainable competitive advantage through the latest thinking and best practices in the areas of strategic sourcing, supplier relationship development and procurement excellence. Together with her team, Robyn is tasked with ensuring the company stays on the leading­ edge of material trends, especially in support of their 2025 sustainability goals. Robyn joined Avery Dennison in 2000 and has served in a variety of roles across the procurement, product management and product development functions -- in both regional and global capacities.

Henrik is responsible for strategic planning as well as mergers and acquisitions for the Label and Graphics Materials group at Avery Dennison. Henrik joined our company in 2008 as the Director of Marketing for the Europe region. Prior to Avery Dennison Henrik held senior marketing positions at General Electric and DHL as well as an Associate Principal role at McKinsey & Co. Henrik holds a Ph.D in Physics from Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA. He lives with his family close to Duesseldorf, Germany.