Avery Dennison has announced two leadership appointments based in Mentor, OH, USA. Tina Hart has been named vice president of sales for the company’s Label and Packaging Materials, North America division, and Bill Podojil has been named vice president of sales, excellence and enablement. Both assumed their new roles on February 7, 2022.

“We are excited to welcome Tina back to the commercial organization and congratulate her on this new role,” says Jeroen Diderich, vice president and general manager, Label and Graphic Materials, North America. “Tina has added immense value in every role she has held at Avery Dennison. Her customer-first mentality is an excellent fit for leading our sales and customer service teams.

“Bill’s cross-business and cross-region experience with Avery Dennison will help us provide innovative ways of connecting with our customers,” adds Diderich. “With the changing work environment, we want to ensure our customers can connect with us in any way that works for them.”

Meanwhile, readers were again reading about Abbott Label’s partnership with Domino. Abbott Label has installed the Domino N610i digital UV inkjet label press in its Santa Fe Springs, CA, USA, facility. Abbott Label is a family run, trade-only label manufacturing company selling strictly for resale. The organization is comprised of four strategically located manufacturing facilities across the United States in Texas, California, Georgia, and Illinois.


“Before installing the Domino N610i in our Santa Fe Springs manufacturing facility, we were having to serve the West Coast digital market from our headquarters in Dallas,” says John Abbott.

Here are the highest-trafficked news items for the week ending on February 11:

1. Avery Dennison promotes two label and packaging industry veterans
2. Abbott Label installs Domino N610i digital UV inkjet label press in California
3. Mondi and Henkel launch fully-recyclable mono-material refill pouch 
4. FTA president Mark Cisternino announces 2022 retirement
5. PKG Partners launches to support packaging industry workforce