Jay Wells was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer in January 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.

Mr. Wells joined Americold from Primo Water (NYSE: PRMW), a leading, publicly-traded water company which operates across 21 different countries including North America, Europe and Israel, 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 Beverage Company (NYSE: TAP). 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.

Mr. Wells is a Certified Public Accountant and received his J.D. Degree from Villanova University and a B.S. in Accounting from Albright College.

Bryan Verbarendse serves as President, Americas at Americold, where he leads business development and operations across North and South America. In this role, he is responsible for developing deep customer relationships, driving regional performance, enhancing operational efficiency, and delivering exceptional service to customers throughout the Americas.

Verbarendse joined Americold in August 2023 as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Americas, bringing more than 31 years of experience in the retail and wholesale grocery supply chain. Prior to Americold, he served as Senior Vice President of Distribution and Replenishment at Albertsons, and previously held roles as Group Vice President of Distribution and General Manager at both Albertsons and SUPERVALU.

He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Boise State University.

Richard Winnall was appointed President, International in January 2024, after serving as Chief Operating Officer, International since August 2022. He joined Americold in January of 2019 as the Managing Director, International and held the role of Managing Director, Asia Pacific and Latin America prior to his appointment as Chief Operating Officer, International.

Mr. Winnall is responsible for the overall P&L performance of Americold’s International region, which includes Europe, Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. Mr. Winnall has deep executive experience within some of the largest logistics companies in the world, having previously served at DHL Supply Chain (DPDHL Group) in Asia Pacific and Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Linfox in the Asia Pacific region. He holds a Master of Science Management, Intermodal Transport from the University of Denver, Colorado, and a Master of International Business from Swinburne University, Melbourne, and is a graduate of the GAICD International Company Directors Program.

Nathan Harwell is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Interim Chief Human Resources Officer at Americold. He also serves as the company’s Secretary, leading global legal, compliance, risk management, and HR functions that support Americold’s temperature-controlled logistics network.

Nathan brings more than 20 years of in-house legal and executive experience across Fortune 100 and privately held companies in supply chain, transportation, medical devices, and manufacturing. He is known for building resilient legal departments, advising boards and executive teams, and driving strategic outcomes through business-aligned legal counsel.

As interim CHRO, Nathan applies his deep understanding of organizational frameworks, ethics, and governance to support Americold’s people strategy. He is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion and a servant leader who fosters trust and collaboration across teams.

Nathan holds a J.D. from Mercer University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Carson-Newman University.

Scott Henderson was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer in March 2023, after serving as Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Treasury, and Investor Relations since joining the company in 2018.

Mr. Henderson is responsible for leading Americold’s investment and other capital allocation activities. He has deep experience across capital markets, M&A, corporate finance and investor relations. Prior REIT experience includes working at SITE Centers and STAG Industrial. He also worked in REIT Finance at Citizens Bank.

Mr. Henderson holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

Michael Spires was appointed Chief Information Officer in December 2022. He is responsible for global information technology and leads Americold’s IT team to provide customers the highest level of systems security and leading-edge supply chain technologies to support their business.

Mr. Spires brings over 20 years of executive-level technology leadership experience to Americold, having previously served in senior roles at The Hackett Group, Cognizant Technology Solutions, and Booz Allen Hamilton.

Mr. Spires holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS in Finance from Bradley University.