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Walter Ripple

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Vice President, Sustainability at Avient Corporation
📍 United States

Walter Ripple is a results-driven executive with 30 years of experience in the specialty plastics industry, currently serving as the Vice President of Sustainability at Avient Corporation. He leads the companys global sustainability strategy, leveraging his expertise in strategic planning and international business. He holds an EMBA from the University of Michigan.

As a representative for Avient, he is a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Sustainability
Job Level
Senior
Location
United States
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Priorities

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Corporate Sustainability
He leads Avient's global sustainability strategy and frequently shares progress, such as being named one of Barron's 100 Most Sustainable U. S. Companies.
Ending Plastic Waste
Represents Avient as a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, working on solutions to eliminate plastic waste from the environment.
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Career

Work history

1-2019
Vice President, Sustainability
Avient Corporation
2-2019 - 12-2024
Avient Corporation Delegate
Alliance To End Plastic Waste
11-2017 - 12-2018
Vice President & General Manager - Specialty Engineered Materials
PolyOne
7-2014 - 11-2017
Vice President & General Manager, GLS TPE
PolyOne
7-2014
General Manager - GLS Global TPEs
PolyOne
In the press

Media appearances

Walter Ripple – Bio (PDF). Featured in Avient Corporation
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PolyOne Appoints Walter Ripple as Vice President, Sustainability – Joins Alliance to End Plastic Waste as Founding Member. Featured in Avient (Investor Center)
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Education
2008 - 2009
EMBA
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
8-1987 - 12-1991
Bachelor's degree
Texas A&M University
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