OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.
Authorization and Designation to Sign and File
Section 16 and Rule 144 Reporting Forms
The undersigned, Janet Plaut Giesselman, a director of OMNOVA Solutions Inc., an
Ohio corporation, does hereby authorize and designate James C. LeMay, Paul F.
DeSantis, and Frank P. Esposito, or any of them, with full powers of
substitution and resubstitution, to sign and file on the undersigned's behalf
(i) any and all statements or reports under Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Section 16") with respect to the ownership of
equity securities of OMNOVA Solutions Inc., including, without limitation, all
Forms 3, 4, and 5 relating to equity securities of OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
pursuant to the requirements of Section 16, and (ii) any and all notices
pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144") with respect
to sales of shares of equity securities of OMNOVA Solutions Inc., including,
without limitation, all notices of proposed sales on Form 144.  This
authorization, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in writing, shall be
valid until the undersigned's reporting obligations under Section 16 and Rule
144 cease with respect to equity securities of OMNOVA Solutions Inc.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Authorization and
Designation this 2nd day of March 2015.
/s/ Janet Plaut Giesselman
Janet Plaut Giesselman