John William Richardson CPA — Executive VP & CFO at A. Schulman

Mr. John William Richardson, CPA, has been the Chief Financial Officer at A. Schulman, Inc. since November 1, 2016. and serves as its Executive Vice President. Mr. Richardson served as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Controller at Qwest Communications International Inc. since April 24, 2003 until April 2007, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President since April 1, 2007 and Principal Accounting Officer since April 2004. Mr. Richardson served as Controller, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer at Qwest Corp. He spent more than 30 years in various financial positions at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, including as Chief Accounting Officer and as Vice President of Finance for the North American Tire business unit from 1999 to 2002. He has a broad variety of international experience from his work with Goodyear, where he held general management and financial positions within their operations in Great Britain and Ohio, from 1967 to 1999. Mr. Richardson served as chairman and general manager of Goodyear's British subsidiary. He served at Goodyear until 2002. He has been a Director of Ashworth, Inc. since December 12, 2005. He serves as a Director at CenturyLink Investment Management Company. He served as a Director at Qwest Corp. Mr. Richardson is the Treasurer of the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce. He was the Treasurer of the Akron Metropolitan YMCA. He is very active in the community and is a trustee of the Akron Metropolitan YMCA and Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Ohio University School of Accountancy Advisory Board. Mr. Richardson is a Certified Public Accountant. From October 2002 to April 2003, he was an Independent Consultant. He received his B.B.A. degree from Ohio University.