Gary Chartrand

Chairman and CEO

Gary Chartrand has been chairman and CEO of Acosta since July 1998. He has been the pivotal force behind Acosta's dramatic transformation into a full-service North American sales and marketing company, quadrupling the company's geographic coverage. Chartrand has been with Acosta since 1983 when he was hired as a business manager. Since then, Chartrand has served as the company's vice president, regional vice president of Florida, president, and president and CEO. Chartrand's consumer products career began with the Carnation Company where he served in several capacities, culminating with assistant district manager for Florida. A winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award, Chartrand was named to the Supermarket News Power 50 list in 2003, 2004 and 2005. He currently serves on the board of directors for Acosta and serves on the Industry Affairs Council of the Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Products Association (GMA/FPA) and as national vice president for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Chartrand is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire.