Americold Realty Trust, Inc. announced a series of leadership updates. As part of these changes, the Company and Marc J. Smernoff, Executive Vice President, have mutually agreed that Mr. Smernoff?s employment with the Company will terminate, effective January 12, 2024. Jay Wells has been appointed to succeed Mr. Smernoff as Executive Vice President, effective January 15, 2024.

Mr. Wells is a veteran public company financial executive with more than 30 years of experience building and leading international teams, and considerable financial planning and transaction expertise. He joins Americold from Primo Water, where he served as Chief Financial Officer from 2012 to 2023. Prior to his time at Primo Water, he was the Chief Financial Officer of the Canada Division of Molson Coors Beverages.

Earlier in his career, he spent 15 years as a partner at Deloitte, where he oversaw the development and implementation of complex tax strategies on behalf of his client base and developed significant expertise in cross-border financing. Americold also announced that it would realign its executive leadership team to establish further ownership of financial performance across geographies: Rob Chambers, Americold?s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, will assume the role of President, Americas, effective immediately. Richard Winnall, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, International, will assume the role of President, International, effective immediately.

Both Mr. Chambers and Mr. Winnall will continue to report directly to Mr. Chappelle.