Americold Realty Trust announced that its Board of Trustees has appointed George F. Chappelle Jr. as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Chappelle was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Trustees on November 2, 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.

He previously held various executive and leadership roles with Tyson Foods, The Kraft Heinz Company, and Sara Lee Foods.