Revolution Sustainable Solutions LLC, which operates a number of sustainable materials and recycling providers, including Delta Plastics, has named Scott Coleman as president and chief executive officer.

Coleman joined Revolution in 2013 and most recently served as senior vice president of growth and strategy. Previously, he was division president and vice president of business development. He succeeds Sean Whiteley who has served as Revolution’s CEO for 12 years.

Whiteley is leaving the company to serve his church, leading a three-year mission in Taiwan, and will remain active as a member of the board. 

“We are so grateful for the incredible leadership that Sean Whiteley has provided the company and look forward to continued collaboration with him as a board member,” said George Abd, chairman of Revolution and operating partner of Arsenal Capital Partners. Revolution is a portfolio company of private equity firm Arsenal.

“We are thrilled to welcome Scott Coleman as CEO as he brings a deep understanding of Revolution’s differentiated model and growth prospects, enabling him to hit the ground running.” 

New role

In his new role, Coleman will oversee all operations and continue to drive Revolution’s growth as a leader in sustainable materials and plastic waste solutions. Since joining Revolution, he has contributed significantly to strategic growth initiatives and has led the identification and completion of 11 acquisitions.

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Coleman builds upon a successful career in operations and development at MDC Holdings Inc., and investment banking at Wells Fargo Securities. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in economics from Iowa State University as well as an MBA from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

“It has been an honor to be part of the great management team at Revolution to build what we believe to be a unique company in the sustainable materials segment,” said Coleman. “In the past 10 years, the company has diverted over 2 billion pounds of waste from landfills and other disposal methods, and has used that waste to create new, high-quality films and sustainable resins for critical applications.

“Among those have been agricultural irrigation where Revolution’s products have saved over a trillion gallons of water versus other irrigation methods. Market demand for sustainable flexible film solutions is growing enormously, and I am excited to partner with our talented team, of which I have been proud to have helped build, to continue to lead in this innovative space.”

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