Mitchell Butier vs Ric Phillips

Mitchell Butier

CEO of Avery Dennison

BIO: Mr. Mitchell R. Butier, also known as Mitch, has been the Chief Executive Officer of Avery Dennison Corporation since May 1, 2016 and as its President since November 1, 2014. Mr. Butier served as the Chief Operating Officer of Avery Dennison Corporation from November 1, 2014 to May 1, 2016 and as its Chief Financial Officer from June 1, 2010 to March 23, 2015. Mr. Butier served as Senior Vice President at Avery Dennison Corporation since June 1, 2010. He served as the Chief Accounting Officer of Avery Dennison Corp. from March 1, 2007 to June 1, 2010. Mr. Butier was responsible for Avery Dennison's domestic and international accounting policies and practices, financial reporting requirements and maintenance of fiscal records. He served as Controller of Avery Dennison Corp. since March 1, 2007 and also as its Vice President of Global Finance from March 1, 2007 to June 1, 2010. He also lead Avery Dennison Corp's global Finance organization supporting all business units. He joined Avery Dennison Corp. in 2000 as Finance Director of Office Products North America and became Group Director of Finance for Roll Materials Europe in 2002 and then served as Vice President of Finance for Retail Information Services since 2004. He served as Controller of Avery Dennison Corp. since March 1, 2007. He has been a Director of Avery Dennison Corporation since April 28, 2016. Mr. Butier earned a B.S.A. at Loyola Marymount University.

Ric Phillips

CEO of Essendant

BIO: Mr. Richard D. Phillips, also known as Ric, has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Essendant Inc. since October 25, 2017. Mr. Phillips served as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Essendant Inc. from June 13, 2017 to October 25, 2017. Mr. Phillips served as the Group President of Industrial Essentials (Formerly, ORS Industrial) at Essendant Inc. since August 2016. He served as the President of ORS Nasco, Inc. since January 18, 2016. He served as the President of On-Line & New Channels at Essendant Inc. (also known as United Stationers Inc,) from January 2013 to November 12, 2015. He spent 14 years at McKinsey & Company, where he was elected Partner in 2005. He spent six years at Baxter Healthcare in finance and sales, where he held roles of increasing responsibility in corporate finance and sales, including serving as a National Accounts Manager. He joined Essendant in early 2013. Prior to joining Essendant, he spent several years with McKinsey & Company in Chicago, where he worked with clients across the world in the healthcare and consumer industry sectors, with a functional emphasis in strategy, commercial performance and operations. He also served as co-leader of the firm??? s Global Healthcare Operations practice. Mr. Phillips earned a B.S. degree in Finance from Indiana University and a Masters of Management degree, with distinction, from the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern University.