(Dennis Cocco is donating one hour of his time to the winning bidder)


Dennis Cocco is Vice President and Chief Investor and Communications Officer of PolyOne Corporation, a leading global polymer services company, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. He is the company spokesperson for inquiries from the news media, prospective investors and analysts. Other responsibilities include overseeing the creation and publishing of PolyOne's annual report, quarterly reports, corporate brochure and special corporate announcements and guidelines. He also communicates with government officials and legislatures to make certain the Company's views are heard regarding legislative bills that can affect the future of PolyOne employees.

Previously, he had been with Geon and the former Geon Vinyl Division of The B.F.Goodrich Company, for 17 years and was named vice president of corporate & investor affairs for Geon in 1998. His more than 25 years of experience in PVC include product and application research and development, as well as technical service and marketing. He served various business management roles in both PVC resins and compounds and in 1991 was named Director of Marketing for Geon. His experience also includes three years with Exxon Research and Engineering, and ten years with Diamond Shamrock

Dennis graduated from Ohio University in 1970 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.

In addition to presenting papers at the ANTEC and RETEC, he has authored various papers including contributions to the Encyclopedia of Packaging and the Journal of Vinyl Technology. He was a member of the SPE (Society of Plastic Engineers) Vinyl Division Technical Program Committee and served in the past as secretary and chairman. He is also active member and past chairman of the Ohio Plastics Summit Council, the Ohio Polymer Strategy Council, the National Investors Relations Institute, board member and past president of the Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity and member of the board for the Great Lakes Science Center.