PolyOne Appoints New Officers

CLEVELAND, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL) today announced that Joseph P. Kelley has joined PolyOne as vice president of planning and investor relations and Vincent W. Shemo has been promoted to vice president and controller.

Prior to joining PolyOne, Mr. Kelley most recently served as the director of acquisitions and investor relations at Lincoln Electric. Previously, Mr. Kelley was European finance director for Lincoln Electric and lived in Barcelona, Spain for four years. His experience includes the consolidation of their global finance organization, the acquisition and integration of two global companies and the development and execution of an investor relations strategy. Before joining Lincoln Electric in 2003, Mr. Kelley held various financial roles of increasing responsibility with CNH Global, Lante Corporation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Parker Hannifin. Mr. Kelley graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from John Carroll University and is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Mr. Shemo joined PolyOne in September, 2008 and was most recently serving as director of corporate finance. Prior to joining PolyOne, Mr. Shemo had extensive financial leadership experience having served as controller for the Specialty Products division of Novelis, Incorporated, a producer of flat-rolled aluminum products. Prior to Novelis, Mr. Shemo held senior financial roles with the Timken Company and ABB Incorporated. He has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy and a Master's degree in Business Administration, both from John Carroll University.

About PolyOne

PolyOne Corporation, with 2008 revenues of $2.7 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Headquartered outside of Cleveland, Ohio USA, PolyOne has operations around the world. For additional information on PolyOne, visit our Web site at www.polyone.com.

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