Lineage renforce l’équipe de direction et nomme un nouveau membre du conseil d’administration et un nouveau chef des affaires juridiques

Novi, Mich. – October 4, 2022 – Lineage, LLC (or the “Company”), the world’s largest and most innovative temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Lynn Wentworth, a seasoned public board member, to its Board of Directors. Additionally, Lineage also announced the appointment of Natalie Matsler as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. In this role, she will oversee Lineage’s global Legal, Safety & Compliance, Food Optimization and Corporate Compliance functions.

Wentworth joins Lineage’s Board of Directors at a pivotal time in the Company’s growth. She brings deep expertise in finance, technology and logistics to Lineage’s board and currently serves on the boards of Graphic Packaging (NYSE: GPK), where she chairs the Compensation & Human Capital Committee, and Benchmark Electronics (NYSE: BHE), where she chairs the Audit Committee. She is the former Chairman of CyrusOne and Cincinnati Bell and chaired the Audit & Finance Committees at both companies before her role as board chair. Before her board service, Wentworth was the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BXC), a leading distributor of building products in North America. Prior to joining BlueLinx, she held numerous leadership positions with BellSouth Corporation across tax, strategic planning, investor relations, financial planning, sales and operations and was ultimately appointed CFO – Communications Group.

“As Lineage continues to grow and execute our mission of transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world, we are thrilled to welcome Lynn to the board,” said Adam Forste, Co-Executive Chairman of Lineage and Co-Founder of Bay Grove. “Given her many years of experience working in areas of finance, technology and logistics, combined with her exceptional board service at a number of industry-leading corporations, we look forward to having Lynn provide a unique and valuable perspective to our board governance and our overall strategy as we continue to fuel Lineage’s global growth.”

“At such a pivotal time in the company’s history, I’m excited to join Lineage’s board of directors and to work with the leadership team as we continue to innovate and grow the global cold chain,” said Wentworth.

As the newest member of Lineage’s Executive Leadership Team, Matsler reports directly to President and CEO Greg Lehmkuhl. Most recently, she served as General Counsel of McCourt Partners, a private investment platform based in Los Angeles, Calif., where she was a member of the executive team and successfully led several projects in real estate development featuring green technology and resilient design. This is her second time working for Lineage, as she originally joined Lineage in 2014 and served in multiple legal leadership roles at the Company, including Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, through April 2021. Before joining Lineage, Matsler held legal roles of increasing responsibility at Latham & Watkins LLP, Downey Savings and Loan Association, F.A. and U.S. Bank National Association. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Los Angeles and her J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law.

“We are thrilled to welcome Natalie back to the Lineage family,” said Greg Lehmkuhl, President and CEO of Lineage. “With a proven track record of leading, managing and advising significant projects across our global network, Natalie brings extensive experience to Lineage and will play a key role in advancing the company’s strategic initiatives. I am confident she will build upon our already-strong legal, safety and compliance teams and further contribute to Lineage’s global growth.”

“I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to return to Lineage and lead these incredibly talented teams in such a fast-growing, dynamic organization,” said Matsler. “I look forward to supporting Lineage as the company continues its global growth, all while serving Lineage’s purpose of transforming the food supply chain.”
 

À propos de Lineage
Lineage est le plus grand fournisseur de FPI industrielles et de solutions logistiques à température contrôlée au monde. Elle dispose d’un réseau mondial de plus de 400 installations stratégiquement situées totalisant plus de 2 milliards de pieds cubes de capacité, qui s’étendent sur 20 pays en Amérique du Nord, en Europe et en Asie-Pacifique. L’expertise de pointe de Lineage en matière de solutions logistiques de bout en bout, son réseau immobilier inégalé et le développement et le déploiement de technologies innovantes contribuent à accroître l’efficacité de la distribution, à faire progresser la durabilité, à minimiser le gaspillage de la chaîne d’approvisionnement et, surtout, en tant que partenaire visionnaire de Feeding America, à nourrir le monde. En reconnaissance des principales innovations et initiatives de développement durable de l’entreprise, Lineage a été l’une des sociétés les mieux gérées aux États-Unis en 2022, n° 3 dans la liste CNBC Disruptor 50 2022, n° 17 dans la liste CNBC Disruptor 50 2021, la n° 1. Entreprise de science des données, et 23e au total, sur la liste 2019 des entreprises les plus innovantes au monde de Fast Company, en plus d’être incluse sur la liste Change The World de Fortune en 2020. (www.onelineage.com)

À propos de Bay Grove
Bay Grove est une société d’investissement principale qui se consacre à s’associer à de solides équipes de direction pour investir dans des plateformes à long terme et créer des investissements à long terme. Depuis 2008, Bay Grove a bâti Lineage grâce à des acquisitions et des investissements réalisés en partenariat avec des entrepreneurs, des clients et des employés. La firme possède une vaste expérience dans l’industrie de l’entreposage et de la logistique et cherche également à faire des investissements dans d’autres secteurs attrayants. Bay Grove est basé à San Francisco. (www.bay-grove.com)

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