PolyOne Announces Appointment of Woon Keat Moh to Vice President, Asia

CLEVELAND, Dec. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, has announced that Woon Keat Moh ("Moh") has been appointed to vice president, Asia, effective January 1, 2019.

With more than 20 years of experience in the specialty polymer sector, Mr. Moh joined PolyOne in 2010 and was soon thereafter promoted to sales director for PolyOne's Color and Additives segment in Asia. In 2014 he was again promoted to serve as general manager of Engineered Materials Asia, and later added the company's regional thermoplastic elastomer business to his responsibilities.

"Moh is a global leader and natural collaborator who brings people together to serve our customers in unique ways," said Robert M. Patterson, chairman, president and CEO, PolyOne Corporation. "He's proven this since joining our company eight years ago, and we expect that in his new capacity as vice president of Asia, he will utilize his leadership skills and commercial excellence to fully leverage our broad portfolio of solutions to customers throughout the Asia Pacific region."

"PolyOne has invested significantly to expand our sales, marketing and R&D resources over the last three years in all of our businesses and regions," said Mr. Moh.  "I look forward to leveraging these investments through increased collaboration among our fantastic team of associates in Asia to drive innovation and serve our regional and multi-national customers with excellence."

Mr. Moh holds a bachelor's of science in Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He will be based in PolyOne's Asia Innovation Center and Regional Headquarters in Shanghai.

About PolyOne

PolyOne Corporation (NYSE:POL), with 2017 revenues of $3.2 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. The company is dedicated to serving customers in diverse industries around the globe, by creating value through collaboration, innovation and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Guided by its Core Values, Sustainability Promise and No Surprises Pledge^SM, PolyOne is an ACC Responsible Care^® certified company committed to its customers, employees, communities and shareholders through ethical, sustainable and fiscally responsible principles. For more information, visit www.polyone.com.

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