Americold picks George Chappelle Jr
The board of trustees of Americold Realty Trust, the world’s largest publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REIT) focused on the ownership, operation, acquisition and development of temperature-controlled warehouses, has appointed George F. Chappelle Jr. as chief executive officer.
Chappelle was named interim CEO and a member of the board of trustees on 2 Nov 2021. He has more than 35 years of logistics, supply chain and information technology experience in the food and beverage and consumer packaged goods industries.
Chappelle previously held various executive and leadership roles with Tyson Foods, The Kraft Heinz Company and Sara Lee Foods. The Americold board engaged Ferguson Partners, a nationally recognised search firm, to identify a permanent chief executive officer. (cj)