# Mitchell R. Butier > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:mitchell-r-butier | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/mitchell-r-butier | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 12 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 6 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T04:34:25.76409+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-13T20:31:03.432+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Mitchell R. Butier - Display name: Mitchell R. Butier ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T04:34:26.077788+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.939 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 2 | | Entity class | person | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | board | NOT_APPLICABLE | | committees | NOT_APPLICABLE | | leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE | | governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | audit | NOT_APPLICABLE | | legal | NOT_APPLICABLE | | risk | NOT_APPLICABLE | | cyber | PUBLISHED | | ai_governance | PUBLISHED | | agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mitchell R. Butier seat on Kroger, effective 2026-05-13. Effective: 2026-05-13. Detected: 2026-05-13T20:31:03.432+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1le04dt109qkhb - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mitchell R. Butier seat on Avery Dennison, effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-13T20:31:03.432+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:ajkbtu3s0lae ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/mitchell-r-butier/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Kroger. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:role:1. Valid from: 2026-05-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:19c8bcb3492b9e2181e3ae44a2d3e9c2d7559de39af280fe6e3f6775c1037431. - Chair at Avery Dennison. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:role:2. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7eabd7c121fbc1f8cf8d2e3831e34a1fffab49c0cb462e77d5341bfbd8088371. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a171d8081cf1b623996c953d23bde8a6312fd9e9754c5a142993c503079f87. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:31c20ecb5ef2bc5d7db46f74df1d9652f2dff4e9ee37b0b2b92bf9c92697e61d. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Avery Dennison Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:31c20ecb5ef2bc5d7db46f74df1d9652f2dff4e9ee37b0b2b92bf9c92697e61d, alpha:projection-evidence:7934d52d04a8d92fbebc70dbc0fc13f54973632376bb2ae9170b018f0e115442. - Serves on the board of Kroger. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:86e57ec6beda0f31293c4bbf57c439c2d94966f28b8b6bd5a58e092748b26d97, alpha:projection-evidence:document:31c20ecb5ef2bc5d7db46f74df1d9652f2dff4e9ee37b0b2b92bf9c92697e61d. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:board_role:5. Valid from: 2026-05-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a171d8081cf1b623996c953d23bde8a6312fd9e9754c5a142993c503079f87. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2026-05-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a171d8081cf1b623996c953d23bde8a6312fd9e9754c5a142993c503079f87. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a171d8081cf1b623996c953d23bde8a6312fd9e9754c5a142993c503079f87. ## Executive company - Executive at Avery Dennison Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:executive_company:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a171d8081cf1b623996c953d23bde8a6312fd9e9754c5a142993c503079f87. ## Executive title - Executive title: Non-Executive Chairman. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:executive_title:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a171d8081cf1b623996c953d23bde8a6312fd9e9754c5a142993c503079f87. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:mitchell-r-butier:technology_background:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a171d8081cf1b623996c953d23bde8a6312fd9e9754c5a142993c503079f87. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | PUBLISHED | | Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a171d8081cf1b623996c953d23bde8a6312fd9e9754c5a142993c503079f87: [KR DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926060250/tm261573d1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:19c8bcb3492b9e2181e3ae44a2d3e9c2d7559de39af280fe6e3f6775c1037431: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926060250/tm261573d1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:31c20ecb5ef2bc5d7db46f74df1d9652f2dff4e9ee37b0b2b92bf9c92697e61d: [Avery Dennison Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000119312526102965/d47885ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7eabd7c121fbc1f8cf8d2e3831e34a1fffab49c0cb462e77d5341bfbd8088371: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000119312526102965/d47885ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:86e57ec6beda0f31293c4bbf57c439c2d94966f28b8b6bd5a58e092748b26d97: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926060250/tm261573d1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:7934d52d04a8d92fbebc70dbc0fc13f54973632376bb2ae9170b018f0e115442: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8818/000119312526102965/d47885ddef14a.htm). ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included. - Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false. - Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights. - Private relationships and Council activity are excluded. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/mitchell-r-butier) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/mitchell-r-butier.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/mitchell-r-butier?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/mitchell-r-butier` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.