A 25+ year industry veteran, West Hutchison leads the strategic vision for Vertical Cold Storage and oversees all operations. Previously, as Senior Vice President of Network Optimization/M&A for Lineage Logistics, he supported dozens of transactions across the globe. Before that, West was a Partner and Global COO for Emergent Cold. West also spent 20 years at Americold Logistics, serving in senior leadership roles for transportation, warehouse operations, business development, customer service, and IT.