Glenn Eisenberg joins Middleby (NASDAQ: MIDD) board as company expands
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The Middleby Corporation announced governance changes centered on adding seasoned financial executive Glenn A. Eisenberg to its Board of Directors. The Board appointed him as a director effective March 1 and named him to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He will receive the standard annual cash retainer and restricted stock units provided to nonemployee directors.
The Board also adopted Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective immediately, increasing the maximum board size from eleven to thirteen directors and updating officer titles and executive officer roles. With Eisenberg’s addition, Middleby’s board now includes twelve members, adding deep public company CFO and industrial manufacturing experience to support its pure‑play commercial foodservice strategy.
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers. |
On March 5, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Middleby Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Glenn A. Eisenberg as a director of the Company. In connection with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Eisenberg has been appointed to serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
Mr. Eisenberg will participate in the compensation arrangements for nonemployee members of the Board described in the Definitive Proxy Statement of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2025, which currently consists of an annual cash retainer and an annual grant of restricted stock units.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Eisenberg and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Eisenberg. was selected as a director and Mr. Eisenberg is not a participant in any related party transactions required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 5.03 | Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On March 5, 2026, the Board, in connection with the Board’s periodic review of corporate governance matters, adopted and approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws (as so amended and restated, the “Fifth Amended and Restated By-Laws”), effective immediately, in order to (1) increase the upper limit of the Board’s size from eleven (11) to thirteen (13) directors and (2) update officer titles and executive officer positions.
The foregoing summary of the Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated in this Item 5.03 by reference.
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| 3.1 | Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws of The Middleby Corporation. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 6, 2026, issued by The Middleby Corporation. | |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: March 6, 2026 | By: | /s/ Bryan E. Mittelman | ||||
| Name | Bryan E. Mittelman | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
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Middleby Appoints Glenn Eisenberg To Board of Directors
Elgin, Ill. (BUSINESS WIRE) March 6, 2026 — The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD), a global leader in the foodservice industry, today announced the appointment of Glenn Eisenberg to its Board of Directors, effective March 1. With the addition of Mr. Eisenberg, the Middleby Board expands to twelve members.
“We are pleased to welcome Glenn Eisenberg to the Middleby Board. His deep experience will be an immediate asset as we execute our strategic transformation,” said Tim FitzGerald, Middleby CEO. “Glenn has a proven 20-year track record of success as a public company CFO and senior operating executive across complex global manufacturing businesses. His expertise in financial discipline, industrial manufacturing, capital allocation, and board-level oversight will be highly valuable as we advance our operational initiatives and drive sustainable organic growth.”
Mr. Eisenberg brings extensive public company leadership experience spanning life services, industrial manufacturing, and diversified industrial sectors. Most recently he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a $13 billion global life sciences company, where he oversaw financial operations across over 100 countries until his retirement in December 2024. He continues as a Special Advisor to the company. Prior to Labcorp, Mr. Eisenberg served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer from 2002-2014 at The Timken Company, a leading global manufacturer of highly engineered bearings, alloy steels and related products and services. Earlier in his career, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of United Dominion Industries, a diversified industrial manufacturer, now a subsidiary of SPX Corporation where he also held several senior leadership roles in finance, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and President of the company’s Test Instrumentation segment.
Mr. Eisenberg currently serves on the Board of Directors of two other public companies. In April 2024 he joined the Board of Directors of Solventum (NYSE: SOLV), and chairs the Audit Committee. In March 2025 he was added to the board of Lumexa Imaging (NASDAQ: LMRI) where he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee. His previous board experience includes serving as lead independent director and chairing governance committees at Alpha Natural Resources Inc., chairing audit committees at U.S. Ecology Inc. and Family Dollar Stores Inc., and serving on the audit committee at Perspecta Inc.
“Glenn’s appointment reflects our strategic focus on enhancing board capabilities with complementary financial and operational expertise,” said Gordon O’Brien, Middleby Board Chairman. “His proven ability to lead complex organizations through various business cycles, combined with his deep experience in capital allocation and public company governance, positions him to provide valuable oversight as we execute our pure-play commercial foodservice strategy. We are confident his financial acumen and board leadership will support our commitment to driving sustainable long-term value creation and operational excellence.”
About The Middleby Corporation
The Middleby Corporation is a global leader in the foodservice industry. The company develops and manufactures a broad line of solutions used in commercial foodservice and food processing. Middleby showcases its advanced solutions in the Middleby Innovation Kitchens for commercial foodservice, and industrial baking and protein Innovation Centers for food processing solutions. For more information about Middleby, please visit www.middleby.com.
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