Avient Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected Neil Green and Ernest Nicolas as independent directors. The appointments increase the number of directors to 12 and expand the Board's global expertise in two functional areas – digital technology and global supply chain.
 
"I am excited to welcome both Neil and Ernest to our Board of Directors," said Robert M. Patterson, chairman, president and CEO, Avient Corporation. "I can't think of two more important areas of expertise to add to our board right now than digital technology and supply chain, and our new directors' accomplished backgrounds and leadership will be invaluable to Avient."

Green is EVP and chief digital officer at Otis Worldwide Corporation. In this capacity, he is responsible for the company's digital strategy and execution, leading efforts on cloud adoption, mobility, data science, cyber security and innovative new technology developments to improve product development, service and manufacturing. He previously served 24 years at Intel Corporation in various engineering, sales, general manager and executive roles, including an assignment in Beijing, China.

Nicolas is SVP and chief supply chain officer at Rockwell Automation. In this global leadership role, Mr. Nicolas has overall responsibility of the integrated supply chain for Rockwell Automation, which includes supply chain planning, strategic sourcing, manufacturing operations, logistics, customer care and enterprise quality. He joined Rockwell in 2006 and has held numerous leadership positions in operations and supply chain, including responsibility for manufacturing in the Asia Pacific region while based in Singapore.

Before joining Rockwell Automation, he held supply chain, manufacturing engineering and manufacturing operations positions with General Motors for nine years.