CLEVELAND, Nov. 12, 2018
/PRNewswire/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier
provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions,
today announced the hiring of Christopher
L. Pederson as senior vice president, president of Specialty
Engineered Materials. Michael A. Garratt had been serving in
this role on an interim basis and will now resume his prior
position as the company's chief commercial officer.
With more than 25 years of experience in engineered materials,
Mr. Pederson has leveraged both his highly-technical expertise and
P&L business leadership to great success. He began his
career at Boeing where he served in various composite product
development and engineering roles for high-profile military
aircraft programs over a 10-year period. Mr. Pederson later
joined Cytec, where he led composite product development for the
Americas and Asia Pacific regions,
served as vice president of R&D, and ultimately was promoted to
vice president of Cytec's global Aerospace Engineered Materials
business, which included P&L responsibility. His most
recent role was as vice president of Strategy at Hexcel
Corporation, where he was responsible for the company's M&A
strategy and execution.
Mr. Pederson holds a bachelor's of science in chemical
engineering from University of
Washington, a master's of science in chemical engineering
from University of Delaware, and an MBA
from University of Southern
California.
"Chris has distinguished himself through his proven leadership
skills, deep technical expertise in composites, and
forward-thinking approach to customer service and delivering
growth," said Robert M. Patterson,
chairman, president and CEO, PolyOne Corporation. "Engineered
materials remain at the core of our specialty portfolio and key
technology platforms for growth in the future. We're thrilled he's
joined PolyOne to help serve our customers who utilize these
crucial, high-performance technologies."
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
PledgeSM, 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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