Company: AVNT
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001122976-25-000019
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Company: AVIENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
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ive Company (“Colgate-Palmolive”), a leading consumer products manufacturer.  Dr. Verduin served in this capacity from 2011 until her retirement in 2022. Dr. Verduin was Colgate-Palmolive’s Vice President, Research and Development from 2007 to 2011. Prior to joining Colgate-Palmolive, Dr. Verduin served as Senior Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Grocery Manufacturers Association from 2006 to 2007, as Senior Vice President of Product Quality and Development from 2002 to 2006, and as Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Grocery Products Development from 2000 to 2002 at ConAgra Foods, Inc. (now Conagra Brands, Inc.). 
 Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 We believe that Dr. Verduin’s experience leading large global science, technology, regulatory, and innovation teams in the corporate setting will provide a unique perspective to our Board. Her role as a Chief Technology Officer and roles in science, innovation and product development will provide valuable insight into leading an innovative company and will allow her to provide expert guidance to our management and Board on our technology and innovation strategies. Dr. Verduin was also heavily involved in M&A activity in her various positions and can assist Avient in its future acquisition strategies.                                                                                         |     | Director since: 2019                  
 Age: 65                               
 Current Public Company Directorships: 
 •FMC Corporation                      
 •Ingredion Incorporated               
 Former Directorships:                 
 •Monsanto                             |

<div align='center'>PROXY STATEMENT 2025 | Annual Meeting of Shareholders 21</div>

#### ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| William A. Wulfsohn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ashland Global Holdings Inc., a global leader in providing specialty chemical solutions to customers in a wide range of customer and industrial markets. Mr. Wulfsohn served in this capacity from 2015 until 2019. He was also a Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Valvoline Inc., a leading worldwide producer and distributer of premium-branded automotive, commercial and industrial lubricants and automotive chemicals, from 2016 until 2018. From 2010 until 2014, Mr. Wulfsohn was President and Chief Executive Officer of Carpenter Technology Corporation (“Carpenter”), a manufacturer of stainless steel, titanium and