Senior management believes these measures are useful to investors because they allow for comparison to PolyOne's performance in prior periods without the effect of items that, by their nature, tend to obscure PolyOne's operating results due to the potential variability across periods based on timing, frequency and magnitude. Senior management has referenced adjusted EPS excluding the impact of additional shares issued in February 2020. Accordingly, for purposes of comparability to the January 28, 2020 guidance, and prior year, management has referenced adjusted EPS excluding the impact of the additional shares issued in February.

General Manager, Color Europe, M.A. Cost of Sales Cost of sales as a percentage of sales increased from 83.6% in 2010 to 83.8% in 2011. Cost of sales declined to 83.6% of sales in 2010 as compared to 84.3% in 2009.

While water management is a critical and highly-influential topic in some industrial sectors, Avient’s operations are not water intensive.

Technology Manager, Sustainability

Geraldine Ng, Senior Manager, Ethics & Compliance

We provide oversight and guidance with regard to how the Board and management evaluate and integrate these responsibilities into Avient’s business conduct.

Key applications for this material are within the automotive sector including parts such as UTH covers, panels and inserts, fans and air management systems, battery trays, roofing systems and interior and exterior components.

Color Management: ColorMatrix Select

Workers covered by an EH&S Management Systems (%)

PolyOne Appoints Mark Crist to President of Distribution, and Kurt Schuering to Vice President, Global Key Account Management