Michael E. Hicks

OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative products. It provides engineered surfaces for various commercial, industrial, and residential end uses. The company operates through the Specialty Solutions and Performance Materials segments. The Specialty Solutions segment develops, designs, produces, and markets a broad line of specialty products for use in coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, laminates, films, nonwovens, and oil & gas products. The Performance Materials segment serves mature markets including plastics, paper, carpet and coated fabrics with a broad range of polymers based primarily on styrene butadiene (SB), styrene butadiene acrylonitrile (SBA), styrene butadiene vinyl pyridine, high styrene pigments, polyvinyl acetate, acrylic, styrene acrylic, calcium stearate, glyoxal, and bio-based chemistries. The company was founded on October 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Beachwood, OH.

Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. engages in provision of solutions in the field of aerospace and defense, as well as in the field of real estate. It operates through the following business segments: Aerospace and Defense, and Real Estate. The Aerospace and Defense segment operates through Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. in developing and manufacturing aerospace and defense products and systems for the United States government, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, major aerospace and defense prime contractors as well as portions of the commercial sector. The Real Estate segment includes Easton Development Company, LLC in re-zoning, entitlement, sale, and leasing of excess real estate assets. The company was founded on September 29, 1915 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.