Renae Kezar Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Geneva, Ch

Cork, Ireland, Ie

A global consortium of companies formed to create a sustainable pressure sensitive labeling industry, increasing access to matrix and liner recycling. Responsible for establishing the organization's policies and overseeing activities focused on sponsoring research, developing a recycling network and education stakeholders, policy makers and the public. Branches already established in the US and Europe, soon expanding into Asia and other regions. https://celabglobal.org/

Mentor, Ohio, Us

In 2015 Avery Dennison launched 2025 Sustainability Goals. The goals include the reduction of GHG emissions and energy; elimination of 70% of the waste created in the industry; responsible sourcing practices and development of a product portfolio that will account for 70% of total sales; increasing female diversity to 40% within the leadership teams; 82% positive employee engagement; and the public reporting every two years until 2025. • Build global cross functional sub-teams for each of our eight goals; incorporating all disciplines in the development of strategy and execution plans to deliver annual results of each goal. • Lead the industry to establish shared goals and develop plans to solve the labeling industry’s largest challenge: building a circular economy. The initiatives include sourcing renewable raw materials, eliminating waste, and establishing and recycling programs. • Designed enterprise wide engagement programs and social media campaign. • Participation at COP21, Sustainable Innovation Forum – Paris, France

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Leader of $200M European Graphics business, managing a sales and marketing team of 50+ people, and representing the Graphics business globally. Graphics vinyl materials are used to create branded and customized signage using digitally printable and full color materials. Applications include fleet, architecture, short term advertising, and color change films for automotive and public transportation. Customers include branding managers, small business owners and consumers. • Cross-functional leader of sales, marketing, operations, technology, and procurement. • Within first 18 months, transformed the European business from business decline over the previous four years to sales growth over 2x the industry growth rate and per unit margin expansion.• Led the team through the largest cost out initiative in the Graphics business.• Built the capabilities of the sales and marketing organization to focus on market research and data analytics, enabling the team to identify platforms for growth: channel expansion in Germany, UK, Spain, Turkey and Northern Africa; launched over 10 new products in the first 12 months to fill portfolio gaps and improve margins. • Development of three-year global strategic plan and annual global operating plan.

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Four month development assignment on the global management team. Developed a method for the global leadership team to evaluate the market landscape, our core capabilities and targeted long-term value proposition.

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Leader of marketing and product development for the film, paper and specialty labeling of Home and Personal Care packaging, a $500M segment of the Materials Group business. Worked with the packaging teams of global brands, including P&G, Unilever, and LÓreal, as well as packaging design agencies.

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Materials Group customers are label printer and converters with a wide range of size and capabilities, from $1M to $1B in turnover. This unique service extended the operational excellence of Avery Dennison to improve customer operations through transactional and manufacturing projects. In return for project savings, the customers would commit to business growth.

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Avery Dennison’s leadership development training program for engineering graduates. Rotational assignments designed for accelerated learning and integration into the business and culture.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Msie, Industrial Engineering - Nano-Structured Materials

Executive Mba

Bsie, Industrial Engineering