Tony Schnug is the Chief Executive Officer of AmeriCold Realty Trust. Prior to his role at AmeriCold, Mr. Schnug had been affiliated with the Yucaipa Companies for more than twelve years. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations at Fred Meyer, managing manufacturing and distribution facilities across eleven Western states.

Prior to that, he held the post of Group Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations at Ralph's Grocery Company, where he oversaw post-merger integrations of the Food4Less acquisition and the Fred Meyer-Ralph's merger in 1997.

At Food4Less, Mr. Schnug managed the company's MIS, Distribution, Manufacturing, Logistics, Construction and Human Resources departments. He was responsible for developing the systems that integrate and support the company's multi-format AlphaBeta, Boys, Viva and Food4Less retail operations.

Before joining Yucaipa, Mr. Schnug was the Managing Partner for Sage Worldwide, a wholly-owned subsidiary of advertising giant, Ogilvy & Mather. Sage provided non-traditional services to Ogilvy's global clients, including merchandising management systems, customized consumer research, and general consulting.

Mr. Schnug serves on the Board of Directors of Source Interlink Corporation and Digital-On-Demand, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles and is a native of California

Neal J. Rider has been affiliated with AmeriCold since November 2004. Prior to joining AmeriCold, Mr. Rider was involved in a variety of retail and distribution acquisition and portfolio opportunities with the Yucaipa Companies. Mr. Rider previously worked for Fleming Companies, Inc. where he last served as Executive Vice President of Business and Operations Development. He led the operations of its successful $2 billion convenience distribution division through its acquisition of CoreMark, Inc.

The majority of Mr. Rider's career was spent serving American Stores Company -- a $20 billion dollar food and drug retailer -- and its various divisions. At American, Mr. Rider held the positions of SVP-Health Care Operations, SVP-Procurement and Logistics Company, Treasurer and Controller. Mr. Rider was the Chief Financial Officer of American when it merged with Albertson's in 1999.

A Montana native, he earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Utah in 1987 and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at the University of Montana. Mr. Rider is a Certified Public Accountant and serves on the Board of Directors of TDS Automotive Logistics, Inc.

Mr. Hughes joined AmeriCold in October of 2003 and is responsible for new business development, marketing, business analysis, and supply chain solution services for AmeriCold.

Prior to joining AmeriCold, Mr. Hughes served as the Senior Director of Global Supply Chain at Avon Products, Inc. where he was responsible for leading global supply chain reengineering and software implementation initiatives for Avon's five global operating units and as Senior Director, Logistics where he was responsible for the management of international and domestic logistics for the company's $ 2.3 billion U.S. business unit. He has served as a senior consultant with Coopers & Lybrand's supply chain strategy practice and as Manager of International Logistics for L.A. Gear.

A native of Massachusetts, Mr. Hughes holds a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and is certified by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) in Production and Inventory Management.