{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"168853","rtpr_id":"nPn9c9b81a-20261014","ticker":"AVNT","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["AVNT"],"title":"Avient Names George T. Clark Director of Investor Relations","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-14T12:00:06.463Z","article_body":"Avient Names George T. Clark Director of Investor Relations\nPR Newswire\n\nCLEVELAND, Oct. 14, 2026\n\nCLEVELAND, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an\ninnovator of materials solutions, today announced that George T. Clark, CFA,\nhas joined the company as Director of Investor Relations, effective October\n12, 2026. Mr. Clark reports to Giuseppe (Joe) Di Salvo, Senior Vice President\nand Chief Financial Officer.\n\nMr. Clark will be responsible for leading all investor relations activities\nand serve as the primary point of contact for Avient's investment community.\nHe succeeds Mr. Di Salvo as the company's investor relations contact following\nMr. Di Salvo's appointment as Chief Financial Officer.\n\nMr. Clark brings more than a decade of experience across buy-side investment\nmanagement, sell-side equity research and corporate strategy. He most recently\nserved as an Investment Analyst at American Century Investments on its Small\nCap Value and Small Cap Dividend strategies. In that role, Mr. Clark was the\nlead analyst covering the specialty chemicals, auto, healthcare, and REIT\nsectors.\n\nPreviously, Mr. Clark served as Senior Analyst, Strategy and Corporate\nDevelopment at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, where he evaluated and\nimplemented strategic initiatives spanning new market entry, product\ndevelopment and M&A. He began his career in equity research at RBC Capital\nMarkets.\n\nMr. Clark holds a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of\nBusiness at Dartmouth and a Bachelor of Science in Business, Finance, with a\nminor in Mathematics, from Miami University. He is a CFA charterholder.\n\nAbout Avient\n\nOur purpose at Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is to be an innovator of\nmaterials solutions to help our customers succeed, while enabling a\nsustainable world. Our local touch and customer engagement, combined with our\nglobal presence, allows us to serve customers with agility. We harness the\ncollective strength of more than 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and\nbuild on each other's ideas. In doing so, we innovate solutions that help our\ncustomers overcome their challenges or capitalize on opportunities provided by\nthe fast-changing world and secular trends. Our expanding portfolio of\nofferings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives,\nengineered materials, and Dyneema(®), the world's strongest fiber™. By\nintersecting our broad portfolio of technologies with the product roadmaps of\nour customers, we help create differentiated and high-performance products\nthat make the world better and more sustainable. Visit www.avient.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797062-1&h=506158386&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avient.com%2F&a=www.avient.com)\nto learn more.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avient-names-george-t-clark-director-of-investor-relations-302907687.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avient-names-george-t-clark-director-of-investor-relations-302907687.html)\n\nSOURCE Avient Corporation\n\n\n\nCONTACTS: Media: Tatiana Marshall, Sr. Global Communications Leader, Avient Corporation, +1 216-905-7211 | tatiana.marshall@avient.com. Investor Relations: George T. Clark, Director of Investor Relations, Avient Corporation, +1 440-921-0147 | george.clark@avient.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2012617/Avient-George-T-Clark.jpg?id=OA3016898\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS548387/Avient-Logo.jpg?id=OA3016918\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn9c9b81a-20261014","title":"Avient Names George T. Clark Director of Investor Relations","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"AVNT","created":"2026-10-14T12:00:06.463Z","tickers":["AVNT"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Avient Names George T. Clark Director of Investor Relations\nPR Newswire\n\nCLEVELAND, Oct. 14, 2026\n\nCLEVELAND, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an\ninnovator of materials solutions, today announced that George T. Clark, CFA,\nhas joined the company as Director of Investor Relations, effective October\n12, 2026. Mr. Clark reports to Giuseppe (Joe) Di Salvo, Senior Vice President\nand Chief Financial Officer.\n\nMr. Clark will be responsible for leading all investor relations activities\nand serve as the primary point of contact for Avient's investment community.\nHe succeeds Mr. Di Salvo as the company's investor relations contact following\nMr. Di Salvo's appointment as Chief Financial Officer.\n\nMr. Clark brings more than a decade of experience across buy-side investment\nmanagement, sell-side equity research and corporate strategy. He most recently\nserved as an Investment Analyst at American Century Investments on its Small\nCap Value and Small Cap Dividend strategies. In that role, Mr. Clark was the\nlead analyst covering the specialty chemicals, auto, healthcare, and REIT\nsectors.\n\nPreviously, Mr. Clark served as Senior Analyst, Strategy and Corporate\nDevelopment at The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, where he evaluated and\nimplemented strategic initiatives spanning new market entry, product\ndevelopment and M&A. He began his career in equity research at RBC Capital\nMarkets.\n\nMr. Clark holds a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of\nBusiness at Dartmouth and a Bachelor of Science in Business, Finance, with a\nminor in Mathematics, from Miami University. He is a CFA charterholder.\n\nAbout Avient\n\nOur purpose at Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is to be an innovator of\nmaterials solutions to help our customers succeed, while enabling a\nsustainable world. Our local touch and customer engagement, combined with our\nglobal presence, allows us to serve customers with agility. We harness the\ncollective strength of more than 9,000 employees worldwide to collaborate and\nbuild on each other's ideas. In doing so, we innovate solutions that help our\ncustomers overcome their challenges or capitalize on opportunities provided by\nthe fast-changing world and secular trends. Our expanding portfolio of\nofferings includes colorants, advanced composites, functional additives,\nengineered materials, and Dyneema(®), the world's strongest fiber™. By\nintersecting our broad portfolio of technologies with the product roadmaps of\nour customers, we help create differentiated and high-performance products\nthat make the world better and more sustainable. Visit www.avient.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4797062-1&h=506158386&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.avient.com%2F&a=www.avient.com)\nto learn more.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avient-names-george-t-clark-director-of-investor-relations-302907687.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avient-names-george-t-clark-director-of-investor-relations-302907687.html)\n\nSOURCE Avient Corporation\n\n\n\nCONTACTS: Media: Tatiana Marshall, Sr. Global Communications Leader, Avient Corporation, +1 216-905-7211 | tatiana.marshall@avient.com. Investor Relations: George T. Clark, Director of Investor Relations, Avient Corporation, +1 440-921-0147 | george.clark@avient.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS2012617/Avient-George-T-Clark.jpg?id=OA3016898\nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS548387/Avient-Logo.jpg?id=OA3016918\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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