Primary Job Title CEO & Co-Founder Primary Organization Westrock Coffee Company
Gender Male
Scott Ford has been a partner with Westrock Capital Partners, LLC (a privately-held investment firm in Little Rock, Arkansas) and Westrock Coffee Holdings, LLC (a producer and worldwide distributor of coffee in Little Rock, Arkansas) since 2009.
He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alltel Corporation (a provider of
wireless voice and data communications services) from 2002 to 2009, and prior to that, he served as its President and Chief Operating Officer from 1998 to 2002. During Ford’s tenure with Alltel Corporation, he led the company through several major business transformations, culminating with the sale of the company to Verizon Wireless in 2009.
Ford received his B.S. in finance from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He was elected a Director of AT&T in June 2012.
He is a member of the Corporate Development and Finance Committee and the Public Policy and Corporate Reputation Committee. Ford is a Director of First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. He previously served as a Director of Alltel Corporation (1996-2009) and Tyson Foods, Inc. (2005-2008).
