{"id":1004769676,"date":"2025-08-26T03:58:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004769676"},"modified":"2025-08-27T04:52:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:52:26","slug":"americold-appoints-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/americold-appoints-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Americold Appoints New CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a4447f88d3a5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-attachment-id=\"1004769678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/americold-appoints-new-ceo\/rob-chambers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/08\/Rob-Chambers.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740359220&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rob Chambers\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Image courtesy of Americold, via mail.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Robert Chambers currently serves as the company&#8217;s president. Image courtesy of Americold&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/08\/Rob-Chambers.jpg?w=1000\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/08\/Rob-Chambers.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Robert Chambers, Americold's CEO starting September.\" class=\"wp-image-1004769678\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/08\/Rob-Chambers.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/08\/Rob-Chambers.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/08\/Rob-Chambers.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Robert Chambers currently serves as Americold&#8217;s president. <em>Image courtesy of Americold<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Americold Realty Trust\u2019s board of directors has appointed Robert Chambers as CEO and new member of the board, effective September 1. He will succeed George Chappelle, who retires from the company after having occupied the role for nearly four years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chambers currently serves as Americold&#8217;s president. He oversees global operations, including commercial strategy, sales, engineering, development, IT, customer experience and supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chambers has been with the company for nearly 12 years. He started as a vice president of commercial finance in 2013 and became executive vice president &amp; chief commercial officer in 2020, then president of the Americas in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cold-storage-is-hot-and-getter-hotter\/\">Cold Storage Is Hot and Getting Hotter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to Americold, Chambers also worked as CFO at Saia Inc. and senior director of commercial finance at CEVA Logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Americold reaffirmed its full-year 2025 financial outlook earlier this month. The company plans to attend several upcoming investment conferences, where executives including Chambers and Executive Vice President &amp; CFO Jay Wells will meet with investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-americold-s-growing-industrial-footprint\">Americold\u2019s growing industrial footprint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Americold currently has more than 230 temperature-controlled facilities across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and South America, totaling about 1.5 billion refrigerated cubic feet. The firm\u2019s properties play a key role in the global food supply chain, linking producers, processors, distributors and retailers through customized services and dependable logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firm recently expanded its U.S. footprint with the completion of the 335,000-square-foot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/americold-wraps-up-100m-cold-storage-facility-in-kansas-city\/\">Import-Export Hub in Kansas City, Mo<\/a>. 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