(Photo: Albert Karimov/Shutterstock.com)Polymer Manufacturer Hires New Chief Legal Officer
Andrean Horton, who has spent the past seven years as the top lawyer at plastics supply company A. Schulman Inc., started in her role as the executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary of Myers Industries Inc., on Oct. 8.
October 15, 2018 at 03:39 PM
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An attorney with significant in-house experience has been named as the chief legal officer to an Ohio-based polymer manufacturing company.
Andrean Horton, who has spent the past seven years as the top lawyer at plastics supply company A. Schulman Inc., started in her role as the executive vice president, chief legal officer and secretary of Myers Industries Inc., on Oct. 8.
A spokesperson for the company did not immediately respond to comment.
The company's president and chief executive officer, Dave Banyard, expressed his enthusiasm for Horton's hiring in a news release.
“I am excited to welcome Andrean to Myers Industries,” Banyard said. “Her prior experience serving as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of a global enterprise, combined with her established track record of successfully managing complex legal matters, make her an exceptional addition to our executive team.”
It was not clear whom Horton is replacing, although she is not the company's first general counsel. In her role, she will be responsible for legal operations, employment, governance, contract management, acquisitions and regulatory affairs.
Prior to being appointed as general counsel at Myers, Horton was the chief legal officer at A. Schulman Inc.; the general counsel of The Bartech Group; the vice president of legal and regulatory compliance at YRC Worldwide Inc. She was a litigation associate at Calfee, Halter & Griswold early in her career. She graduated from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Horton joined the company shortly after it announced that it would not be leaving its corporate headquarters in Akron, Ohio, for a new home in Cleveland, as previously indicated. In a statement, the company said that staying in Akron was more cost-effective.
Myers Industries is an international manufacturer of polymer for industrial, agricultural, automotive and commercial and consumer products. It also touts itself as the largest distributor of tools, equipment and supplies for the tire, wheel and “under-vehicle” service industry in the U.S.
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