UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 16, 2018

 

THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

(847) 741-3300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 5.02                                                         Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(c) On July 16, 2018, Bryan E. Mittelman, 48, was appointed Chief Accounting Officer of The Middleby Corporation (the “Company”). Since February 2014, Mr. Mittelman had been Vice President, Controller at Knowles Corporation. Prior to joining Knowles Corporation in September 2013, Mr. Mittelman was Corporate Controller at Morningstar, Inc. from December 2011 to September 2013. Mr. Mittelman’s additional prior experience includes finance and accounting roles at Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Dade Behring and Arthur Andersen. Mr. Mittelman is a Certified Public Accountant and is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis.

 

The Company has agreed to pay Mr. Mittelman a salary, bonus and equity awards, and Mr. Mittelman will be eligible to participate in other benefit (including severance) and compensation plans, at levels consistent with his seniority and scope of responsibility.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Mittelman and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as chief accounting officer. There are also no family relationships between Mr. Mittelman and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Dated: July 18, 2018	THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald
		Timothy J. FitzGerald
		Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

 

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