Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Michele Volpi, in connection with the Annual Report of H.B. Fuller Company on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 29, 2008 (the “Report”), hereby certify that:

(a) the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

(b) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of H.B. Fuller Company.

Date: January 28, 2009

/s/ Michele Volpi

Michele Volpi

President and Chief Executive Officer