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Chris Hughes is the co-founder and CEO of Arcadia Cold and has 35 years of supply chain industry experience including 22 years of both commercial and operational executive leadership within the third-party global cold storage industry.
Chris co-founded Agro Merchants Group and led all company start-up activities and M&A deal sourcing for the North and South American business units. The team successfully exited to Americold Realty Trust in 2020 for $1.749Bn (22.3x) after growing it to the 4th largest cold chain provider in the world with assets and operations across the U.S., Europe and South America.
Throughout his cold storage career, Chris has been an active member of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW), the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), and a teaching resource for the World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO). Additionally, he has served as both a strategic advisor and board member for three U.S. based cold storage companies.
