PolyOne Corporation announced two internal appointments effective June 1, 2018, naming Giuseppe (Joe) Di Salvo as vice president, Investor Relations and Justin M. Hess as vice president, Corporate Controller. Both positions will continue to report to Bradley C. Richardson, executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Di Salvo will be responsible for leading all investor relations activities and serve as the primary point of contact for PolyOne's investment community. He most recently served as vice president, Corporate Controller, and he replaces Eric Swanson, who is taking a new role within the company as director of finance for the Performance Products and Solutions segment. Mr. Di Salvo joined PolyOne in 2011 as assistant controller, a position he held until being named director of finance for the company's Color, Additives and Inks business segment. Prior to joining PolyOne, Mr. Di Salvo worked as an assurance senior manager for Deloitte and Touche, LLP, where he focused on leading audit teams and advising clients on SEC and technical accounting matters. Mr. Hess replaces Mr. Di Salvo and is responsible for SEC reporting, as well as oversight of the integrity of global accounting systems, corporate and manufacturing accounting, and consolidation of global financial results. His most recent position was vice president, Internal Audit, and corporate ethics officer. He joined the company in 2010 and has since advanced through progressively increasing roles of global responsibility, including external reporting manager; assistant corporate controller; finance director for Color, Additives and Inks; and finance director for Europe. Prior to joining PolyOne, he served as audit manager at Deloitte & Touche, LLP.
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.
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