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PolyOne Corporation Names New President of Specialty Engineered Materials

PolyOne Corporation names Christopher L. Pederson as the new senior vice president of the company's Specialty Engineered Materials division. 

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CLEVELAND-PolyOne Corporation names Christopher L. Pederson as the new senior vice president of the company’s Specialty Engineered Materials division. Pederson takes over for Michael A. Garratt who now resumes his position as the company’s chief commercial officer.

Pederson comes to the role with more than 25 years of experience in engineered materials including a 10-year stint at Boeing where he served in various product development and engineering roles. Pederson’s background also includes a tenure at Cytec, where he led product development for the Americas and Asia Pacific regions, served as vice president of R&D and as vice president of Cytec’s global Aerospace Engineered Materials business. More recently, Pederson acted as vice president of strategy at Hexcel Corporation.

“Chris has distinguished himself through his proven leadership skills, deep technical expertise in composites, and forward-thinking approach to customer service and delivering growth,” says Robert M. Patterson, CEO of 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.”

Pederson holds a bachelor’s of science in chemical engineering from the University of Washington, a master’s of science in chemical engineering from the University of Delaware, and an MBA from the University of Southern California.

For more information, visit http://www.polyone.com

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