MENTOR, Ohio--Avery Dennison Corporation today announced that Ryan Yost has been appointed president, Materials Group.

“Ryan most recently led the transformation of our Identification Solutions business and the acceleration of our Vestcom business as vice president and general manager, driving significant growth in the logistics, food and retail market segments,” said Avery Dennison president and CEO Deon Stander. “As president of the Materials Group, he will continue to focus our teams on delivering for our customers through innovation, technology and the advancement of sustainability, driving outsized growth in high-value categories and growing profitably in our base businesses.”

Yost has held several leadership roles at Avery Dennison over the past two decades. He previously held operations and supply chain leadership roles in multiple Materials Group businesses before moving to Solutions Group where he led operations and commercial teams across the globe.

Yost holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in operations and supply chain management from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Business Administration from Cleveland State University.