James A. Mitarotonda
Director
Board Member
OMNOVA
United States of America
Biography
James A. Mitarotonda Mr. Mitarotonda has been a director of OMNOVA Solutions since 2015. His current term expires in 2020. He is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation and Organization Committees. Mr. Mitarotonda has been the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Barington Capital Group, L.P., an investment firm, since 1991, and of Barington Companies Investors, LLC, the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., a value-oriented, activist investment fund, since 1999. Barington and its affiliates have extensive experience investing in industrial and specialty chemicals companies, including Ameron International, Stewart & Stevenson Services, Griffon Corporation, Gerber Scientific, The Eastern Company, Spartech Corporation, and A. Schulman, Inc. James A. Mitarotonda Mr. Mitarotonda has been a director of OMNOVA Solutions since 2015. His current term expires in 2020. He is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation and Organization Committees. Mr. Mitarotonda has been the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Barington Capital Group, L.P., an investment firm, since 1991, and of Barington Companies Investors, LLC, the general partner of Barington Companies Equity Partners, L.P., a value-oriented, activist investment fund, since 1999. Barington and its affiliates have extensive experience investing in industrial and specialty chemicals companies, including Ameron International, Stewart & Stevenson Services, Griffon Corporation, Gerber Scientific, The Eastern Company, Spartech Corporation, and A. Schulman, Inc.
Research Interest
Accounting & Marketing Economics Economics & Management
