In the recent past, we did not have formalized programs for campus recruiting or leadership development. Leadership Development Programs Our hallmark in-house leadership curriculum is as robust as ever, and we have now graduated over 300 of our associates through the highly coveted NEXTGEN and POLYMASTERS programs, and our recently launched EMERGING LEADERS initiative. Sustainability Report | 2018 23 Developing and Rewarding Top Talent PolyOne’s hallmark leadership development programs have helped build tomorrow’s leaders today, by inspiring and instilling leadership qualities in our high-performing associates.

with 20 years of experience in financial leadership positions in public and private organizations with an emphasis on specialty materials and diverse end markets. We are thrilled to welcome Jamie to our executive leadership team, as we accelerate our specialty growth strategy during this new era as We thank Brad for his leadership and wish him all the best in his retirement years."

She is a graduate of the Management Program at the Her technical expertise, proven leadership and broad understanding of key end markets for

Plastics have brought critical sanitary, safety, health preservation and infrastructure benefits to the world, especially in developing regions, helping to improve living standards, hygiene and nutrition. We took a leadership position with AEPW because we believe that together, our world can bring about meaningful solutions to this complex waste problem, through education, infrastructure, engagement and innovation.

Leadership Development Programs A telling illustration of our increasing investment in People can be seen in the chart below. In the recent past, we did not have a formalized program for leadership development. Developing and Rewarding Top Talent Avient’s hallmark leadership development programs have helped build tomorrow’s leaders today, by inspiring and instilling leadership qualities in our high-performing associates.

PlastiComp's Application Development Center is an impactful offering of technical resources to help drive that success with your program. Our 55,000 square foot Application Development Center is most often leveraged for new program prototyping and R&D trials.   Application Development

Global Research & Development She previously served in several leadership and scientific roles with is an innovative leader in developing specialty materials that help customers meet their products' performance and sustainability goals. 

Avient also offers nomination-based leadership development programs, such as NextGen, Elevate, Emerging Leaders and Avient Mentoring. Since 2013, the executive leadership selects 14–16 high performing, high potential associates each year to participate in the NextGen leadership development program. Developing and Rewarding Top Talent Avient’s hallmark leadership development programs have helped build tomorrow’s leaders today, by inspiring and instilling leadership qualities in our high-performing associates.

Avient also offers internal nomination-based leadership development and mentoring programs. Since 2013, the executive leadership selects 16–18 high performing, high potential associates each year to participate in the NextGen leadership development program. Developing and Rewarding Top Talent Avient’s hallmark leadership development programs have helped build tomorrow’s leaders today, by inspiring and instilling leadership qualities in our high-performing associates.

Avient also offers internal nomination-based leadership development and mentoring programs. Since 2013, the executive leadership selects 16–18 high performing, high potential associates each year to participate in the NextGen leadership development program. Developing and Rewarding Top Talent Avient’s hallmark leadership development programs have helped build tomorrow’s leaders today, by inspiring and instilling leadership qualities in our high-performing associates.