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Board Membership 
 
Stephen D. Newlin
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of PolyOne since February 2006. Mr. Newlin served as President - Industrial Sector of Ecolab, Inc., a global developer and marketer of cleaning and sanitizing specialty chemicals, products and services from 2003-2006. Mr. Newlin served as President and a director of Nalco Chemical Company, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, services and systems, from 1998-2001 and was Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman from 2000-2001. Mr. Newlin serves on the Boards of Directors of Black Hills Corporation and The Valspar Corporation.

J. Douglas Campbell
Retired Chairman and CEO of ArrMaz Custom Chemicals, Inc., a specialty mining and asphalt additives and reagents producer. Mr. Campbell served in this capacity from December 2003 until the company was sold in July 2006. Mr. Campbell served as President and Chief Executive Officer and was a Director of Arcadian Corporation, a nitrogen chemicals and fertilizer manufacturer, from December 1992 until the company was sold in 1997.

Dr. Carol A. Cartwright
President of Bowling Green State University, a public higher education institution, since January 2009 and Interim President from July 2008 to January 2009.  Dr. Cartwright served as President of Kent State University, a public higher education institution, from 1991 until her retirement in June 2006.  Dr. Cartwright serves on the Boards of Directors of KeyCorp and FirstEnergy.

Gale Duff-Bloom
Retired President of Company Communications and Corporate Image of J.C. Penney Company, Inc., a major retailer. Ms. Duff-Bloom served in this capacity from June 1999 until her retirement in April 2000. From 1996-June 1999, Ms. Duff-Bloom served as President of Marketing and Company Communications of J.C. Penney.

Richard H. Fearon
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial and Planning Officer of Eaton Corporation, a global manufacturing company, since February 2009.  Mr. Fearon served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Planning Officer from April 2002 to February 2009.  Mr. Fearon served as a Partner of Willow Place Partners LLC from 2001 to 2002 and was the Senior Vice President Corporate Development for Transamerica Corporation from 1995 to 2000.

Gordon D. Harnett
Lead Director of our Board of Directors since July 18, 2007.  Retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brush Engineered Materials Inc., an international supplier and producer of high performance engineered materials.  Mr. Harnett served in this capacity from 1991 until his retirement in May 2006.  Mr. Harnett serves on the Boards of Directors of The Lubrizol Corporation, EnPro Industries, Inc., and Acuity Brands, Inc

Richard A. Lorraine
Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Eastman Chemical Company, a specialty chemicals company.  Mr. Lorraine served in this capacity from 2003 to 2008.  Mr. Lorraine also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Occidental Chemical Company from 1995 to 2003.  Mr. Lorraine serves on the Board of Directors of Carus Corporation.

Edward J. Mooney
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nalco Chemical Company, a specialty chemicals company.  Mr. Mooney served in this capacity from 1994 to 2000.  Mr. Mooney also served as Déléqué Général–North America, of Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux from 2000 to 2001, following its acquisition of Nalco.  Mr. Mooney serves on the Boards of Directors of FMC Corporation, FMC Technologies, Inc., Northern Trust Corporation, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation and Commonwealth Edison Company (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Exelon Corporation).

William H. Powell
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Starch and Chemical Company, a specialty chemicals company.  Mr. Powell served in this capacity from 1999 until his retirement in 2006.  Mr. Powell serves on the Boards of Directors of Arch Chemicals, Inc. and Granite Construction Incorporated.

Farah M. Walters
President and Chief Executive Officer of QualHealth, LLC, a healthcare consulting firm, since 2005.  From 1992 until her retirement in June 2002, Ms. Walters was the President and Chief Executive Officer of University Hospitals Health System and University Hospitals of Cleveland.  Ms. Walters serves on the Board of Directors of Celanese Corporation.

 Current Committee Membership

= Member                        = Chairperson
AuditCompensationEnvironmental,
Health, and Safety
Financial PolicyNominating and
Governance
 Independent Directors
J. Douglas Campbell
Dr. Carol A. Cartwright
Gale Duff-Bloom
Richard H. Fearon
Gordon D. Harnett
Richard A. Lorraine
Edward J. Mooney
William H. Powell
Farah M. Walters
 Management Directors
Stephen D. Newlin
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