Avient Corporation Elects Neil Green and Ernest Nicolas as Independent Directors
August 06, 2021 at 06:55 am EDT
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Avient Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected Neil Green and Ernest Nicolas as independent directors. The appointments increase the number of directors to 12 and expand the Board's global expertise in two functional areas – digital technology and global supply chain. Mr. Green, 51, is Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at Otis Worldwide Corporation, a global manufacturer of people moving products, including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. In this capacity, he is responsible for the company's digital strategy and execution, leading efforts on cloud adoption, mobility, data science, cyber security and innovative new technology developments to improve product development, service and manufacturing. He previously served 24 years at Intel Corporation in various engineering, sales, general manager and executive roles, including an assignment in Beijing, China. Mr. Green earned a bachelor's of science in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a master's of science in technology management from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Nicolas, 44, is Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer at Rockwell Automation, the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation. In this global leadership role, Mr. Nicolas has overall responsibility of the integrated supply chain for Rockwell Automation, which includes supply chain planning, strategic sourcing, manufacturing operations, logistics, customer care and enterprise quality. He joined Rockwell in 2006 and has held numerous leadership positions in operations and supply chain, including responsibility for manufacturing in the Asia Pacific region while based in Singapore. Before joining Rockwell Automation, he held supply chain, manufacturing engineering and manufacturing operations positions with General Motors for nine years.
Avient Corporation is a premier formulator of specialized and sustainable materials solutions. The Companyâs products include specialty engineered materials, performance fibers, advanced composites and color and additive systems. The Company operates through two segments: Color, Additives and Inks and Specialty Engineered Materials. The Color, Additives, and Inks segment is a formulator of specialized custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, as well as specialty inks. Color and additive solutions include a range of colors, special effects and performance enhancing and sustainable solutions. It also provides custom-formulated liquid systems. The Specialty Engineered Materials segment is a formulator of specialty and sustainable polymer formulations, services and solutions for designers, assemblers, and processors of thermoplastic materials across variety of markets and end-use applications.