
GCCA Global NextGen Award
Organized by the Global Cold Chain Alliance, the GCCA Global NextGen Award recognizes outstanding future leaders in the cold storage industry around the world.
Stacey Cook of NewCold Advanced Logistics was named the winner of the 2023 Global NextGen Award!
Candidates for the GCCA NextGen Award are the winners of the following regional and country awards:
- Africa Future Leader Award (South Africa)
- Brazil Future Leader Award (Brazil)
- Don Schlimme Future Leader Award (North America)
- Frank Vale Award (Australia)
- Latin America Future Leader Award (Latin America)
- Europe Future Leader Award (Europe)

GCCA NextGen Award Winners
Stacey Cook
NewCold Advanced Logistics, Australia
2023
Larna Jodamus
CCS Logistics, South Africa
2022
Tamara Palefsky
United States Cold Storage, United States
2021
Luca Quaresima
NewCold Advanced Cold Logistics, Europe
2020
Fernando Leon
Baja Cero, Latin America
2019
Marquel Broussard
New Orleans Cold Storage, United States
2018
Matt Toogood
United States Cold Storage, United States
2017
Melissa Hunt
S&D Logistics, Australia
2016
Joey Williams
Nordic Cold Storage, North America
2015