John Midea has been appointed as senior vice president, global operations and process improvement at US compounder and distributor PolyOne (Cleveland, Ohio; www.polyone.com).

Prior to joining PolyOne, Midea was president and CEO at Resco Products (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / USA; www.rescoproducts.com), a private equity refractory products company. He has over 20 years of operations and executive management experience and will lead PolyOne's global operational excellence initiatives, including manufacturing process improvement, environmental health and safety, global sourcing and logistics, Lean Six Sigma training and deployment, and integration of acquisitions.