Lineage Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE) announced the planned retirement of Chief Information Officer and Chief Transformation Officer Sudarsan Thattai, who will step down from his CIO role while continuing as CTO through April 2027.

The temperature-controlled warehouse REIT said Chris Johnson, Vice President of Technology Projects, will assume day-to-day leadership of the company's global IT and technology organization. Thattai will focus on technology priorities during the transition period.

Thattai joined Lineage in 2013 and led the development of LinOS, the company's proprietary warehouse execution technology. He previously served as a senior technology leader at UTi Worldwide.

"On behalf of the Board of Directors and Lineage's executive leadership team, I want to thank Sudarsan for his leadership and contributions over the last 13 years in spearheading Lineage's innovation and technology strategy," said Greg Lehmkuhl, President and Chief Executive Officer.

The company said it will implement a phased transition to maintain momentum across mission-critical initiatives. Thattai expressed confidence in the company's position for sustained growth and innovation.

Lineage operates over 500 facilities totaling approximately 88 million square feet across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, according to the press release.