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.

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.

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.

Garratt will be responsible for accelerating market-driven innovation, leading the company's proprietary POL product development process, developing sales strategies and training, and driving the corporate marketing function to enable future growth.  He has held leadership and general management positions at performance material companies throughout his accomplished career, such as at

Dodd will be responsible for developing and executing PolyOne’s marketing strategy and leading all corporate marketing functions to achieve the company’s objectives of profitable sales growth, innovation, specialty mix improvement and value creation. Her proven ability to develop and execute marketing strategies and lead global marketing teams will be a tremendous asset as we pursue our specialization strategy. We’re extremely pleased she’s joined our leadership team.”

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."

Measuring performance based on ESG metrics can help your organization and its various stakeholders develop trust and unity on sustainability goals. For this investment to succeed, it can be important to develop a collaborative value chain with organizations who have similar ESG goals. 

Engineering simulation enabled by Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is a powerful aid in the new product development process.

IRWIN Senior Vice President, New Business Development & Marketing Excellence Mike Irwin is Senior Vice President, New Business Development & Marketing Excellence for Avient Corporation, the world’s premier provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions and services. He leads the company’s efforts to drive new business development and market development, enhance marketing excellence across Avient, and advance our commercial excellence programs. Irwin joined Avient in 2024 after a 22-year career at 3M, where he held roles in sales, global marketing and market development leadership, and P&L responsibility for global businesses.

IRWIN Senior Vice President, New Business Development & Marketing Excellence Mike Irwin is Senior Vice President, New Business Development & Marketing Excellence at Avient Corporation, an innovator of materials solutions that help customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. He leads the company’s efforts to drive new business development and market development, enhance marketing excellence across Avient, and advance our commercial excellence programs. Irwin joined Avient in 2024 after a 22-year career at 3M, where he held roles in sales, global marketing and market development leadership, and P&L responsibility for global businesses.