Sector: Industrials
Director information for MIDDLEBY CORP (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittany C. Cerwin | Chief Financial Officer | 42 | ["Chief Financial Officer of the Company since March 2026","Chief Accounting Officer from May 2023 to March 2026","Corporate Controller from 2018 to 2023","Director of Financial Reporting from 2017 to 2018","Manager of Financial Reporting from 2012 to 2017","Senior Financial Analyst from 2011 to 2012","Auditor at Grant Thornton from 2006 to 2011"] | [] | 2026 |
| Bryan E. Mittelman | Chief Financial Officer | 55 | ["Chief Financial Officer of the Company from February 2019 to March 2026","Chief Accounting Officer from July 2018 to February 2019","Vice President, Controller at Knowles Corporation from December 2013 to July 2018","Corporate Controller at Morningstar, Inc. from December 2011 to September 2013"] | [] | 2026 |
| Cathy L. McCarthy | President and Chief Executive Officer of Cross Tack Consulting, Inc.; Director | 78 | ["President and Chief Executive Officer of Cross Tack Consulting, Inc.","Former President and Chief Executive Officer of SM&A","Various senior executive positions at SM&A (Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Secretary)","Chief Financial Officer of PIA Merchandising, Giant Group, Ltd., and Wherehouse Entertainment","Vice President of several lending departments at Mellon Bank, N.A."] | ["Audit (chair)*","Nominating and Corporate Governance","Audit"] | 2026 |
| Christopher M. Hix | Former EVP and CFO of Enovis Corporation; Director | 64 | ["Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Enovis Corporation from 2016 to 2022","Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of OM Group","Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Robbins & Myers","14 years with Roper Industries in various roles"] | ["Audit*","Audit"] | 2026 |
| Edward P. Garden | Chairman and CEO of Garden Investments; Director | 64 | ["Founding Partner and CEO of Garden Investments","Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner of Trian Fund Management (2005-2023)","Vice Chairman and Director of Triarc Companies","Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston","Co-head of Equity Capital Markets at BT Alex Brown"] | ["Compensation","Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Glenn A. Eisenberg | Former EVP and CFO of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings; Director | 64 | ["Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Labcorp","Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer at The Timken Company","President and Chief Operating Officer of United Dominion Industries","extensive audit committee expertise","significant financial expertise","valuable experience in portfolio optimization"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| Gordon J. O’Brien | Chairman of the Board; Non-Executive Chairman | 60 | ["Managing Partner at Cannon Capital since 2017","Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Re:Build Manufacturing, LLC (2020-mid-2022)","President of Specialty Finance and Operations of American Capital Strategies (2008-2017)","Principal and Managing Director of American Capital Strategies (1998-2008)","Vice President of Pennington Partners/PENMAN Partners (1995-1998)","Extensive experience with capital markets and acquisition strategy","Private equity experience as a director on numerous boards"] | ["Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Julie M. Bowerman | Former Chief Marketing Officer at Kellanova; Director | 57 | ["Chief Marketing Officer, North America for Kellanova","Chief Global Digital Consumer and Customer Experience Officer for the Kellogg Company","20+ years at The Coca Cola Company in senior roles including brand marketing and digital transformation","Experience in developing ecommerce operating models and digital marketing transformations"] | ["Compensation","Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Matthew R. Fuchsen | Chief Development Officer | 55 | ["Chief Development Officer of the Company since May 2023","Vice President, Mergers, Acquisitions and Tax from February 2018 to May 2023","Vice President of Tax from March 2014 to February 2018","Senior Tax Manager from November 2011 to March 2014"] | [] | 2026 |
| Robert A. Nerbonne | Former CEO and President of multiple commercial foodservice equipment companies; Director | 68 | ["Former CEO and President of multiple commercial foodservice equipment companies","Officer and board member of Cooper-Atkins Corporation (2014-2018)","Consultant for Cooper-Atkins Corporation (2012-2014)","Chief Executive Officer of Ali Group North America (2009-2011)","Group President, Americas of Enodis (2002-2009)","President of Pitco (1988-1998)"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Sarah Palisi Chapin | Principal of Chapin Creative, LLC; Director | 64 | ["Principal of Chapin Creative, LLC since 2016","Advisor to Michael Graves Design Group, Inc. since 2025","Former Chief Executive Officer and board member of Hail Merry","Former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Enersyst Development Center","Former Vice President of Worldwide Business Strategy at Burger King Corporation","Former Director of New Concepts and Engineering for Pizza Hut"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance (chair)","Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Stephen R. Scherger | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amcor plc; Director | 61 | ["Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Amcor plc","Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Graphic Packaging Holding Company","Senior Vice President – Finance at Graphic Packaging Holding Company","Senior Vice President, Consumer Packaging Division at Graphic Packaging Holding Company","President, Beverage and Consumer Electronics at MeadWestvaco Corporation","Vice President, Corporate Strategy at MeadWestvaco Corporation","Vice President and General Manager, Beverage Packaging at MeadWestvaco Corporation","Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Papers Group at MeadWestvaco Corporation","Vice President Asia Pacific and Latin America, Beverage Packaging at MeadWestvaco Corporation","Chief Financial Officer Beverage Packaging at MeadWestvaco Corporation"] | ["Audit*","Compensation (chair)","Audit","Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Steven P. Spittle | Chief Commercial Officer | 45 | ["Chief Commercial Officer of the Company since February 2021","Group President of Pitco Frialator and G.S. Blodgett from March 2017 to February 2021","President of Pitco Frialator from April 2015 to May 2017"] | [] | 2026 |
| Tejas P. Shah | Chief Executive Officer of Palo Alto Labs; Director | 46 | ["Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Palo Alto Labs","Former Chief Information Officer of Fluence Energy Inc.","Former Chief Information Officer at Tonal","Various roles at Arlo Technologies Inc.","Board advisor for Bugcrowd, Inc."] | ["Audit*","Audit"] | 2026 |
| Timothy J. FitzGerald | Chief Executive Officer of The Middleby Corporation; Director | 56 | ["Chief Executive Officer of Middleby since February 2019","Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Middleby and MM from 2003 to 2019","Corporate Controller of Middleby and MM from 1998 to 2003","Manager with Arthur Anderson LLP for seven years providing transaction advisory, business consulting and audit services","Extensive experience leading the company’s business development activities since 1998","Extensive international experience developing Middleby’s global sales and distribution network"] | [] | 2026 |
