Company: AVNT
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001122976-25-000019
Chunk: 35

Company: AVIENT CORP
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 35
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| Oversee and monitor the establishment and maintenance by management of comprehensive safety, health, environmental, physical security and product stewardship policies, standards and practices for the Company |     | Number of                                              
 Meetings in 2024: 2                                    |
| Review with management the significant safety, health, environmental, physical security, and product stewardship risks or exposures faced by the Company                                                        |     | Committee Members:                                     
 G.J. Goff (C)                                          
 W.R. Jellison                            A.K. Khandpur 
 K.A. Mink                                              
 E. Nicolas                                             
 P. Verduin                                             |

C = Chair of the Committee

Board Refreshment

The Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee is charged with reviewing the composition of the Board and refreshing the Board as appropriate. In the past five years, the Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee has identified and recommended two new independent Directors. The average tenure of all Directors is nine years. The chart below shows the tenure of our Directors following the Annual Meeting (assuming all nominees are elected) in each of the following categories: five or fewer years of service; six to ten years of service; and more than ten years of service.

Board Tenure

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that non-employee Directors may not stand for re-election following the date of the Director’s 72 nd birthday, although the Board may waive this limitation if it determines such waiver to be in the best interests of the Company.

Our Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee periodically evaluates the composition of the full Board, and seeks to compose a Board with members who have a broad range of experiences, skills and backgrounds.

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#### NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
2024 Non-Employee Director Compensation

We compensate non-employee Directors for their service on the Board with a combination of cash and equity awards, the amounts of which are commensurate with their role and involvement, and consistent with peer company practices. In setting Director compensation, we consider the significant amount of time our Directors spend fulfilling their duties as well as the skill level required of members of our Board. We compensate our non-employee Directors in a way that is competitive, attracts and retains a high caliber of Directors, and aligns their interests with those of our shareholders.

Non-Employee Director Compensation Highlights

• Annual review and assessment of non-employee Director compensation by the Compensation Committee;

• Comparative assessment of