The Cool Chain Association Welcomes Laetitia Chery to its Board of Directors
The Cool Chain Association is pleased to welcome Laetitia Chery, Vice President Pharma & Healthcare EMEA and Pharma & Healthcare Champion at JAS Worldwide, to its Board of Directors.
A recognized leader in pharmaceutical and healthcare logistics, Laetitia brings extensive experience across operations, customs, international trade and commercial management, giving her a rare end-to-end perspective on temperature-controlled and time-critical supply chains. Throughout her career, she has focused on ensuring the safe, compliant movement of life-saving medicines and vaccines while challenging conventional approaches to drive innovation in highly regulated environments.
Reflecting on her journey into the industry, Laetitia says the responsibility of protecting patients has always been her greatest motivation.
“When a shipment involves life-saving medicines or vaccines, there’s no margin for error. A broken cold chain isn’t just a logistics failure—it can directly impact patient outcomes.”
Her commitment extends beyond operational excellence. Alongside her leadership role, Laetitia lectures at international institutions, serves on MBA juries, supports humanitarian initiatives focused on youth in Africa, and actively champions sustainability, diversity and inclusion across the supply chain profession.
Laetitia was first introduced to CCA while participating in a panel discussion on balancing sustainability, speed, cost and environmental impact at Airfreight Pharma 2025. She was inspired by the Association’s collaborative approach to solving industry-wide challenges.
“The cold chain isn’t something any single company can manage alone. It requires the kind of cross-industry dialogue and standard-setting that CCA champions. Being part of an organization that shares that broader sense of purpose—not just moving product safely, but strengthening the industry as a whole—made it an easy decision to join the Board.”
As a Board member, Laetitia brings what she describes as a ‘get-it-done’ mindset, combining entrepreneurial thinking with a collaborative leadership style. She believes lasting progress comes from bringing people together to turn ideas into action and from maintaining a forward-looking perspective across the entire cold chain ecosystem.
Looking ahead, she sees the industry navigating several significant shifts, including reshoring of pharmaceutical manufacturing, increasingly complex multimodal networks, the rapid growth of advanced therapies such as cell and gene therapies, and the opportunities and challenges presented by artificial intelligence.
“The winners,” she says, “will be those who deliberately balance cost, risk and resilience, while never losing sight of the patient behind every shipment.”
For professionals entering the industry, Laetitia’s advice is simple: develop an end-to-end perspective, stay curious, embrace collaboration, and remember that behind every KPI is a patient, a livelihood or a community depending on the integrity of the cold chain.
Beyond the Boardroom
Outside of work, Laetitia’s curiosity continues to shape her perspective. A passionate traveller, she enjoys exploring new places with her family, believing that experiencing different cultures broadens the way we see the world and ultimately makes us better leaders. Whether it’s watching a sunrise above the clouds during a flight or sharing a meaningful conversation, she finds inspiration in the moments between destinations.
The Cool Chain Association is delighted to welcome Laetitia to its Board and looks forward to the expertise, energy and strategic perspective she will bring as the Association continues to advance innovation, collaboration and excellence across the global temperature-controlled logistics industry.
