James Hohman

Biography

 James Hohman retired from OMNOVA Solutions in 2014 following a long career as President of OMNOVA Solutions’ Performance Chemicals business unit and a corporate Senior Vice President of OMNOVA. Prior to joining OMNOVA/Gencorp, Jim held key general management, business and marketing management positions with BP Chemicals and B.F. Goodrich. Jim is also a board member of Pilot Chemical Company. In his 19 years at OMNOVA and GenCorp, Jim was instrumental in broadening the company’s global reach in emulsion polymers and specialty chemicals to include applications around the world in oil and gas, construction, high performance coatings, nonwovens, adhesives, automotive, polymer and rubber modification, antioxidants, coated paper and packaging, carpet and flooring, and others. At OMNOVA/Gencorp, Jim led negotiations for a number of acquisitions including the Goodyear/Calhoun, Georgia latex facility, the U.S. specialty chemicals businesses of Sequa Chemicals and PolymerLatex, and the acquisition of ELIOKEM, a key acquisition that significantly broadened OMNOVA’s served markets and expanded the company’s global manufacturing footprint. Jim holds a bachelor of science degree in Honors Chemistry from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Louisville.

Research Interest

Biochemical engineering