Primary Job Title Senior Vice President, Global Operations Primary Organization Avient
Location Cleveland, Ohio, United States Regions Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male
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John Midea is Senior Vice President, Global Operations at PolyOne Corporation, the world’s premier provider of specialty polymer materials, services and solutions.
Mr. Midea joined PolyOne in February 2015 and leads the company’s award-winning global operational excellence initiatives, including manufacturing process improvement, environmental
health and safety, global sourcing and logistics, Lean Six Sigma training and deployment, and acquisition integration.
Mr. Midea previously was president and CEO Resco Products and president and COO at Ennis Traffic Solutions. He spent 12 years at Valspar Corporation with increasing roles of responsibility, including vice president, where he was accountable for the North American segment of its liquid, powder, electrocoat and after market specialty chemical businesses.
Mr. Midea is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, earning a bachelor of science in marine engineering, and has an MBA, from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
