Portrait of Deon Stander

Deon Stander

President and Chief Executive Officer

Deon Stander is president and chief executive officer for Avery Dennison Corporation. He was appointed to this position on September 1, 2023, after serving as chief operating officer since March 1 2022.

 

In his role, Deon is responsible for the company’s global operations, with the leaders of the company’s businesses and global functions reporting to him.

 

Prior to becoming chief operating officer, Deon served from 2015 to 2022 as vice president and general manager, Solutions Group (formerly RBIS). Mr. Stander also served from 2013 to 2014 as vice president and general manager, Global Commercial and Innovation, RBIS. Prior to 2013, he held several senior leadership roles across Avery Dennison RBIS, dating back to 2005.

 

Deon joined Avery Dennison from Paxar in 2007 as general manager, UK, Nordic and South Africa.

 

He earned an MBA from Lancaster University, UK and Bachelor of Commerce in Business from the University of Port Elizabeth.