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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<div align='center'>PROXY STATEMENT 2025 | Annual Meeting of Shareholders 14</div>

#### ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
<div align='center'>PROXY STATEMENT 2025 | Annual Meeting of Shareholders 15</div>

#### ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| Ashish K. Khandpur, Ph.D.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 President and Chief Executive Officer of Avient. Dr. Khandpur has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Avient since 2023. Prior to serving in these current roles, Dr. Khandpur served as Group President of the Transportation & Electronics business group for 3M Company (“3M”), a global manufacturing and technology company, from April 2021 to November 2023. During his 28-year career with 3M, Dr. Khandpur held a series of roles with increasing responsibility, including Executive Vice President, Transportation & Electronics business group, from April 2019 to April 2021; Executive Vice President, Electronics & Energy business group, from July 2017 to March 2019; and Senior Vice President, Research & Development and Chief Technology Officer, from July 2014 to June 2017, among other roles. 
 Qualifications, Attributes, Skills and Experience                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 We believe that as our President and Chief Executive Officer and in light of his prior executive experience, Dr. Khandpur is particularly well qualified to serve on our Board. His breadth of experiences in multiple market segments, running complex businesses with broad global footprints, and his deep technical expertise and demonstrated commercial success in building and growing businesses make him particularly well-suited as a Board member to elevate Avient’s performance.  His responsibility for developing and executing the Company’s annual operating plans and strategic plans provides him with the knowledge and experience needed to offer unique and valuable input to our Board.                                                                                                                         |     | Director since: 2023                                                                
 Age: 57                                                                             
 Current Public Company Directorships:                                               
 •Constellation Energy Corporation                                                   
 Former Directorships:                                                               
 •3M India                                                                           
 Current University Directorships:                                                   
 •Dean's Advisory Board, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota 
 Former University Directorships:                                                    
 •St. Thomas University                                                              |

<div align='center'>PROXY STATEMENT 2025 | Annual Meeting of Shareholders 16</div>

#### ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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