PolyOne Names Dr. David A. Jarus VP, R&D

PolyOne Corporation announced that Dr. David A. Jarus has been appointed VP, research and development. Dr. Jarus replaces Dr. Christopher J. Murphy, who is retiring in July after an accomplished 33-year career in the specialty chemicals industry.
 
In this role, Dr. Jarus will have global responsibility for driving innovation and developing new solutions and applications across all markets.
 
Dr. Jarus joined PolyOne in 2000 as an advanced R&D scientist and has earned increasing responsibility in leadership positions spanning PolyOne businesses and corporate R&D. He has served as PolyOne’s M&A technology integration lead, program director of lean innovation, and global technology director for Specialty Engineered Materials.
 
“Innovation is the lifeblood of a specialty organization, and David has demonstrated consistent, collaborative leadership that helped to enable our specialty transformation,” said Robert M. Patterson, chairman, president and CEO, PolyOne Corporation. “At the same time, I offer my sincere thanks and appreciation to Chris Murphy, who has had a tremendous career in specialty chemicals and contributed immensely to PolyOne and our customers over the last six years.”