See more news releases in Chemical | Personnel Announcements

PolyOne Shareholders Elect Directors and Approve Proxy Statement Proposals

CLEVELAND, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a leading global provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, announced that shareholders at today's annual meeting elected the following directors to serve on the board until the 2013 annual meeting: Stephen D. Newlin , J. Douglas Campbell , Dr. Carol A. Cartwright , Richard H. Fearon , Gregory J. Goff , Gordon D. Harnett , Richard A. Lorraine , William H. Powell , Farah M. Walters and William A. Wulfsohn .

In addition, shareholders approved the advisory vote on named executive officer compensation, voted in favor of an amendment to the PolyOne Corporation 2010 Equity and Performance Incentive Plan, and ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as PolyOne Corporation's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012.

About PolyOne

PolyOne Corporation, with 2011 revenues of $2.9 billion, is a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions. Headquartered outside Cleveland, Ohio USA, PolyOne has operations around the world. Consistent with the company's strategy of specialty growth and global expansion, in December of 2011, PolyOne acquired ColorMatrix Group, Inc., a highly specialized company with a premier suite of additive technologies and a leading market position in liquid colorants. For additional information on PolyOne, visit our website at www.polyone.com.

To access PolyOne's news library online, please visit www.polyone.com/news

SOURCE PolyOne Corporation