Americold Realty Trust (COLD) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Robert S. Chambers, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.5M in 2025, up 10% from $3.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 67:1, on median employee pay of $52,753.

Filed
April 8, 2026
Annual meeting
May 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$3.5M+10% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
67:1median $52,753
CEO pay in equity
54%$1.9M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$3,524,308Robert S. Chambers
CEO to Median Employee Ratio
67:1Based on median pay of $52,753
Interim HR Bonus
$50,000Awarded to Nathan H. Harwell
CFO Total Compensation
$2,735,882Jay Wells

How Chambers was paid

$3.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary20%Stock awards54%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert S. ChambersChief Executive Officer$3,524,308
Jay WellsExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,735,882
M. Bryan VerbarendsePresident, Americas$1,818,578
Richard C. WinnallPresident, International$1,820,967
Nathan H. HarwellExecutive Vice President and Chief Legal & People Officer$1,375,068
George F. Chappelle Jr.Chief Executive Officer$6,272,775

What changed and why

  • $3.5MRobert S. Chambers assumed the Chief Executive Officer role during 2025 and received total compensation of $3,524,308.
  • $6.3MGeorge F. Chappelle Jr. stepped down as Chief Executive Officer, receiving total compensation of $6,272,775 for his active period.
  • $50,000Nathan H. Harwell received a one-time appreciation bonus of $50,000 for interim leadership over Human Resources.
  • Executive compensation heavily emphasizes performance-based equity incentives including time-based and performance-based OPUs and RSUs.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.