FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 19, 2005

Avery Graphics Hires Matt McEwan as Southeastern Sales Representative

PAINESVILLE, Ohio ­ Avery Dennison Graphics Division North America is pleased to welcome Matt McEwan as their Southeastern Sales Representative. This territory encompasses Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

Mr. McEwan will focus on pull-through sales as he supports Avery Graphics’ distributor network. He will also seek out new sales opportunities for Avery Graphics products, including signage, digital and screen-printable films, from sign shops located in those Southeastern states. He has an extensive background within the sign making and graphics industry: he comes to Avery Graphics from Grimco where he was a branch manager at their South Florida location.

“We’re excited to have Matt join our Avery Graphics team,” said Joe Jolls, Eastern Regional Manager. “We know he’ll be a success in accelerating sales and supporting our ever-growing distributor network.”

Mr. McEwan graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Operations and Human Resources Management. He’ will be based in Pompano Beach, Florida.

With offices in Painesville and Hamilton, Ohio, Avery Dennison Graphics Division North America features a broad range of products for super-wide and wide-format digital printing, traditional printing technologies and cut signage applications. Its products are used in applications ranging from short-term promotional graphics such as signage, banners, labels, exhibits, displays and bus-wrap markings to long-term durable graphic applications as fleet markings, backlit signs, vehicle striping and graphics. The Graphics Division is a division of Avery Dennison Corporation, based in Pasadena, California with revenues of $5.3 billion in 2004. The Corporation develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of products for consumer and industrial markets. For more information on the Graphics Division, go to www.averygraphics.com.

Avery Dennison Graphics Division North America
250 Chester Street, 6-M
Painesville, Ohio 44077
Phone: 440-358-3665
Fax: 440-358-3649
E-Mail: erin@willowcreativegroup.com
Website URL: www.averygraphics.com