ATLANTA–CHEP, a Brambles company and a global leader in supply chain solutions, recently announced Scott A. Roberts has been appointed Vice President and General Manager, CHEP Pallecon, North America. CHEP Pallecon is a division of Brambles that provides reusable intermediate bulk containers to manufacturers across a variety of industries, including food, beverage, and personal care products.
“For more than two decades, Scott has cultivated deep logistics and supply chain optimization experience,” said Laura Nador, President of CHEP North America. “He is a leader with a digital mindset and is always looking for new ways to improve the business and enhance the customer experience. Under his leadership and guidance, we are confident that our Pallecon business will achieve its growth ambitions.”
During his 21-year tenure with the company, Roberts has been responsible for building supply chain and logistics teams to support strong customer growth and relationships across North America and Europe.
In his new role, Roberts will report to Jake Gilene, Senior Vice President, Sales and Customer Service, CHEP North America.
“I’m honored to lead a tremendous Pallecon team and work alongside a growing base of customers who rely on CHEP’s bulk containers and solutions to safely and reliably deliver their goods to their end destination,” Roberts said. “Our sights are set on exceeding customers’ expectations while helping them not only succeed but flourish in their respective businesses.”
About CHEP
CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth. Its pallets, crates and containers form the invisible backbone of the global supply chain and the world’s biggest brands trust CHEP to help them transport their goods more efficiently, sustainably and safely. As pioneers of the sharing economy, CHEP created one of the world’s most sustainable logistics businesses through the share and reuse of its platforms under a model known as ‘pooling’. CHEP primarily serves the fast-moving consumer goods (e.g. dry food, grocery, and health and personal care), fresh produce, beverage, retail and general manufacturing industries. CHEP employs approximately 11,000 people and it believes in the power of collective intelligence through diversity, inclusion and teamwork. CHEP owns approximately 345 million pallets, crates and containers through a network of more than 750 service centers, supporting more than 500,000 customer touch-points for global brands such as Procter & Gamble, Sysco, Kellogg’s and Nestlé. CHEP is part of the Brambles Group and operates in approximately 60 countries with its largest operations in North America and Western Europe.
For more information, visit the company’s website at www.chep.com or follow us on Instagram @chep_global, Twitter @CHEPna and LinkedIn. Please also check out our YouTube channel. For information on the Brambles Group, visit www.brambles.com.
