Healthcare >> Analyst Interviews >> June 7, 2004

CORPORATE HEALTHCARE BENEFITS: JAMES ARNOLD – AMERICOLD LOGISTICS LLC

JAMES B. ARNOLD (Jim) is Vice President and Corporate Controller at AmeriCold Logistics, LLC, the leading provider of supply chain logistics for frozen and refrigerated goods. Prior to joining AmeriCold Logistics, Mr.Arnold held financial executive positions at large multinational companies, such as AT&T and Cable & Wireless, as well as two startup ventures. He builds effective, efficient and motivated finance teams. His experience includes raising capital, debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, and profitability improvement. In addition, Mr. Arnold has directed compensation and benefit analysis throughout his career. Controlling rising healthcare expenses is a key focus at AmeriCold Logistics with 6,000 employees across North America. Mr. Arnold participated in an extensive study on "Reducing the Costs of Poor-Quality Health Care Through Responsible Purchasing Leadership" conducted by the Midwest Business Group on Health and in collaboration with the Juran Institute and The Severyn Group. He received a Bachelor's degree with a dual major in Finance and Accounting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a Master's degree in Finance from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He and his wife Robin currently reside in Atlanta, Georgia, with their four children. Profile
TWST: Please give us a quick history and overview of AmeriCold

Logistics.

Mr. Arnold: AmeriCold Logistics is the leading provider of supply chain

logistics for refrigerated products. We have