Robert Harris

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SVP, Chief Accounting Officer & CFO-Europe at Americold Realty Trust

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Overview

Robert Harris is the SVP, Chief Accounting Officer, and CFO-Europe for Americold Realty Trust. A Certified Public Accountant and graduate of Auburn University, he has a strong background in corporate accounting and finance. Colleagues describe him as a detail-oriented professional who excels at driving organizational change.

He holds the dual responsibility of leading global accounting functions while also overseeing the financial operations for the companys entire European division.

Personality Overview

Sometimes Friendly

Skeptic

Late Adopter

The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof.  They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Financial Systems
Led a successful implementation of the Intacct accounting software in a previous role as Chief Accounting Officer, demonstrating expertise in system transitions.
Driving Change
Peers recognize his ability to drive change and achieve results across an organization, highlighting his leadership skills in executive roles.
International Finance
His current role as CFO for Americold's European operations indicates a deep involvement in international financial management and strategy.

Media Appearances

Robert has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer & CFO-Europe at Americold Realty Trust
3-2024
SVP, Chief Accounting Officer at Americold Realty Trust
1-2014 - 3-2024
VP, Corporate Controller at Americold Realty Trust
5-2011 - 12-2013
Chief Accounting Officer at Aptean
11-2009 - 5-2011
Vice President of Finance at Aptean

Education

1993 - 1998
Accounting from Auburn University

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Insights For Selling To Robert

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Preferably use email to follow up with them instead of phone or Linkedin, engage by asking question or opinions
  • Actively address their concerns around change, risk, and acceptance by users
  • Share a one-off customer success story but keeps the focus on highlighting objective, numerical results

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don't ask them to move fast, let them take their time and digest all the information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Robert is

  • Adoption by others is very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Robert

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Robert move?

  • They don't like to hasten, so their speed of decision-making may be slow.
  • Can Robert take some risk or not?

  • They have little willingness to take risks, and prefer making calculated decisions.

You And Robert

Personality Compatibility


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