Avient Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Avient's CEO is Ashish Khandpur, appointed in Dec 2023, has a tenure of 1.58 years. total yearly compensation is $6.90M, comprised of 15.3% salary and 84.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.025% of the company’s shares, worth €687.72K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 9 years respectively.
Key information
Ashish Khandpur
Chief executive officer
US$6.9m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 15.33% |
| CEO tenure | 1.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.03% |
| Management average tenure | 3.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$100m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$7m | US$1m | US$170m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$149m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$116m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$104m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$7m | US$44k | US$76m |
Compensation vs Market: Ashish's total compensation ($USD6.90M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.93M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Ashish's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Ashish Khandpur (57 yo)
Dr. Ashish K. Khandpur, Ph D., is President and Chief Executive Officer of Avient Corporation since December 01, 2023 and serves as Chairman of the Board since May 14, 2025 and serves as its Director since...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.6yrs | US$6.90m | 0.025% € 687.7k | |
| Senior VP & CFO | 4.9yrs | US$2.32m | 0.049% € 1.3m | |
| Senior VP | 1.3yrs | US$1.96m | no data | |
| Senior VP & President of Specialty Engineered Materials | 6.7yrs | US$1.68m | 0.032% € 874.6k | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Operations & Process Improvement | 10.4yrs | US$1.36m | 0.050% € 1.4m | |
| Senior VP & Chief Technology Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Officer | 1.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| VP of Investor Relations & Treasurer | 7.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Corporate Communications | 10.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Chief Human Resources Officer | 2.4yrs | no data | 0.0039% € 106.7k | |
| Senior VP & President of Color | 5.5yrs | no data | 0.014% € 375.9k | |
| Vice President of Sustainability | 1.5yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: PY9's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.6yrs | US$6.90m | 0.025% € 687.7k | |
| Independent Director | 9.8yrs | US$275.82k | 0.025% € 676.0k | |
| Independent Director | 7.3yrs | US$253.32k | 0.041% € 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | 20.6yrs | US$400.82k | 0.16% € 4.3m | |
| Independent Director | 12.2yrs | US$253.32k | 0.0083% € 227.9k | |
| Independent Director | 13.8yrs | US$253.32k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 6.3yrs | US$253.32k | 0.026% € 713.2k | |
| Independent Director | 13.8yrs | US$270.82k | 0.056% € 1.5m | |
| Independent Director | 11.6yrs | US$270.82k | 0.0073% € 200.0k | |
| Independent Director | 8.3yrs | US$253.32k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$253.32k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$253.32k | 0.0077% € 211.7k |
Experienced Board: PY9's board of directors are considered experienced (9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/07/11 23:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/07/11 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Avient Corporation is covered by 20 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Ghansham Panjabi | Baird |
| Frank Mitsch | BB&T Capital Markets |
| Dmitry Silversteyn | Buckingham Research Group Inc. |