POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints Marc Smernoff, Dan Deckbar, and James C. Snyder, each one, as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as
hereinafter described on behalf of and in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned to:
1. prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required
by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended (the "Exchange Act");
2. prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5
(including any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of
Americold Realty Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the
"Company"), with the SEC, any national securities exchanges and the
Company, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the
Exchange Act;
3. seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any
such person to release any such information to the undersigned and
approves and ratifies any such release of information; and
4. perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-
in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned
in connection with the foregoing.
The undersigned acknowledges that:
1. this Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such attorneys-
in-fact to act in their discretion on information provided to such
attorney-in-fact without independent verification of such information;
2. any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such
form and will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-
in-fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;
3. this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under
the Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements
under Section 16 of the Exchange Act; and
4. neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes any liability for
the undersigned's responsibility or failure to comply with the
requirements of the Exchange Act, including without limitation for profit
disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
The undersigned hereby ratifies all that such attorneys-in fact of, for and on
behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 14 day of December, 2018.
/s/ Andrea Darweesh
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Andrea Darweesh
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