Christine Bell

Chief Operations Counsel, Acosta Inc.

Christine Bell serves as the Chief Operations Counsel at Acosta Inc. In this role, she is responsible for handling legal affairs for Acosta’s brokerage sales operations in North America. She closely collaborates with all Acosta executive teams, cross-functional business channels and departments and Acosta’s clients to lead strategic planning and initiatives. She regularly negotiates with industry leading consumer packaged goods companies and retailers that Acosta is proud to represent as clients. She also is instrumental in integrating newly acquired brokerage agencies into Acosta.

Throughout her career, Christine has been active in community and professional organizations, including, without limitation, the Jacksonville Bar Association and Leadership Jacksonville. She has received numerous awards and designations during her career, including, without limitation, Progressive Grocer’s Top Women in Grocery Award for Senior-Level Executives; Acosta’s Chairman Awards (multiple Gold, Silver and Bronze awards); Martindale Hubbell’s AV Rating for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability; Super Lawyer’s Florida Rising Star; Jacksonville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40; and the Dennis J. Later Volunteer of the Year Award for Outstanding Volunteerism and Compassion To Children At Risk.

Christine’s great accomplishment is raising her three children:  Victoria (14), Jackson (11) and Genevieve (8). Her children are intelligent and have amazing personalities. Their senses of humor are unrivaled, and they frequently remind their mother that she is no longer “cool”.  

Christine was honored to be selected to participate this year. She is excited to partner with the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus to raise money for singer scholarships.