Revol Greens adds leadership roles to support growth
Revol Greens has hired Kathy Flores as chief of staff and Amanda Crews as vice president of people. Both bring decades of experience and proven results, said the Owatonna, Minn.-based greenhouse grower.
“I admire their impressive backgrounds and the impact they will make within our rapidly growing organization,” Revol Greens CEO Michael Wainscott said in a release. “We’ve hand-selected the best-of-the-best to guide our company forward. Kathy is tenured in the leadership within the agribusiness industry and Amanda has a strong reputation for recruiting and retaining employees.”
Joining Revol Greens from Benson Hill, Flores specializes in team development and has a broad range of experience. She successfully led acquisition integrations, launched new business units, and managed teams to execute specialty end-to-end supply chains from post-research and development through end-use customer products. Prior to Benson Hill, Flores was with Perdue AgriBusiness.
“I’m honored to lead the financial, operational and administrative departments that support the company as it continues to grow,” Flores said. “Revol Greens is a pioneer in the CEA industry and is at a pivotal point to become part of its history.”
Also joining the executive team, Amanda Crews brings expertise in addressing and supporting infrastructure to support growth, the company said.
Crews’ experience includes helping companies strengthen their organizational structure, ensure compliance, establish productive and fulfilling work environments as well as building out candidate pipelines. Most recently at US Foods, her understanding of the complexities of food distribution will guide Revol Greens as it continues to expand its enterprise.
“I’m thankful to be a part of a company that is truly leading the industry forward in sustainable farming,” Crews said. “As we look to staff smart and expand our footprint, it is important we are strategic about it.”
In addition to her time at US Foods, Crews worked at corporate entities and for the state of Texas.
“We have talented people at every level, and I’m so proud of that,” Wainscott added. “This year alone has so much in store at Revol Greens with a best-in-class leadership team to help achieve our goals.”
With locations in California, Georgia, Minnesota and Texas, Revol Greens says it grows 20 million pounds of non-GMO lettuces annually, and harvests and delivers its packaged lettuce products within one day.
