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Issuer:     AMERICOLD REALTY TRUST (COLD)
CIK:        0001455863
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-187738
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Americold appoints Robert S. Chambers as CEO effective Sept 1, 2025; Chappelle retires
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- Robert S. Chambers, currently President, becomes CEO and board member on September 1, 2025.
- George F. Chappelle Jr. retires after four-decade career; resignation not due to disagreement.
- Chambers receives $1M base salary, 160% target cash incentive, $3.75M target annual equity, and $575K sign-on RSU.
- Company reaffirms full-year 2025 financial outlook as communicated on August 7, 2025.
- Chambers has 12-year Americold tenure; previously CFO of Saia Inc. and roles at CEVA Logistics and KPMG.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000119312525187738/0001193125-25-187738-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1455863/000119312525187738/d18841d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-187738

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