WESTLAKE, OHIO – June 6, 2024 – GEON® Performance Solutions, experts in performance polymer compounding and process technology, announced today it reached a new milestone in their cultural and sustainability journey. GEON started its partnership with Great Place To Work® (GPTW) in 2021 to baseline its culture, gather insights from all its associates and forward-steer strategies to create engagement and inclusion of its teams around the world. GEON established culture and people as a foundational pillar of its Vision 2025 and sustainability strategy.
This year was the third time GEON participated to the GPTW survey. Last year, Mexico, Canada and China all achieved certification. This year, the company achieved a major milestone towards its objective of being globally recognized as a Great Place To Work by 2025 by obtaining the prestigious certification label in all countries where GEON operates. All locations were notified recently about the honor on May 30, 2024.
Great Place To Work is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue and increased innovation. Through the certification process, GPTW captures employee feedback and details about the programs and practices that qualify a company culture as being exceptional.
“Great Place To Work companies are evaluated against the very best in the world. To achieve this certification for three countries is an incredible honor and evidence that our journey to cultural excellence is on the right track,” said GEON Chief Executive Officer Tracy Garrison. “GEON is on an intentional journey to connect its core values to our culture and Environment, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) priorities. This cannot happen without the energy and commitment of our associates and we are grateful for them and their commitment to building a great company.”
“We are passionate about building a company where our people and our culture are key differentiators, both in the workplace and the marketplace” said Jerome Beguerie, Chief Human Resources Officer.
“GEON is committed to building an award-worthy culture. We are honored to be recognized this year, having made meaningful improvements amid a volatile environment as our teams continuously demonstrate and exemplify our core values of “Winning together, Creating Opportunities and Paying it Forward.”
About GEON Performance Solutions
GEON Performance Solutions is a global leader in the formulation, development and manufacture of performance polymer solutions. With a portfolio of highly adaptable vinyl and polyolefin polymer technologies as well as a full-service manufacturing business, GEON combines three powerful traditions into a single, customer-focused business. GEON Performance Solutions is a leading innovator in the development of performance material solutions for a broad range of markets including appliances, building & construction, electronics, healthcare, transportation, wire & cable and more. GEON Performance Solutions approximately 1000 global associates and 13 world-class manufacturing plants with headquarters in Westlake, Ohio. Please visit us at www.geon.com to learn more. GEON Performance Solutions is a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners.
About SK Capital Partners
SK Capital is a private investment firm with a disciplined focus on the specialty materials, ingredients, and life sciences sectors. The Firm seeks to build resilient, sustainable, and growing businesses that create substantial long-term economic value. SK Capital aims to utilize its industry, operating, and investment experience to identify opportunities to transform businesses into higher performing organizations with improved strategic positioning, growth, and profitability, as well as lower operating risk. SK Capital’s portfolio of businesses generates revenues of approximately $15 billion annually, employs more than 25,000 people globally, and operates more than 200 plants in over 30 countries. The Firm currently has approximately $7.9 billion in assets under management.
