Team NEO Gets New CEO

Team NEO recently announced the appointment of Thomas A. Waltermire as chief executive officer of the organization, a private-sector-led economic development organization that helps the region’s employers grow here and works to recruit medium to large companies to Northeast Ohio.

Waltermire, former chairman and chief executive officer of PolyOne Corporation in Avon Lake, currently serves as a board member of the Greater Cleveland Partnership; vice chairman of NorTech, the regional technology initiative; and a member of the executive committee of JumpStart, Inc., a Northeast Ohio entrepreneurship and investment accelerator. In addition, he was appointed by Gov. Bob Taft to the Third Frontier Advisory Board and is a member of the Business Alliance for Higher Education and the Economy. He also has been a board member of the Regional Business Council, the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, Cleveland Tomorrow and the Ohio Business Roundtable.