BEACHWOOD, Ohio—Omnova Solutions Inc. has appointed Steven Falloon as general manager for its Performance Materials unit.
Falloon previously served with Chemtura Corp. in West Lafayette, Ind., holding several leadership roles since 1999. He most recently held the position of global industry leader for Chemtura's Building and Construction unit.
Prior to joining Chemtura, he worked as a research chemist with AkzoNobel N.V.
Omnova is a technology-based company with 2014 sales of $1 billion and 2,300 employees. Performance Materials serves Omnova's traditional core chemical markets of reinforced rubber, tire cord, specialty rubber, paper, carpet and antioxidants.