MIDDLEBY CORP (MIDD)
Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for MIDD
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDD | 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 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BK | Chair of Human Resources and Compensation Committee; Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P. | 57 | ["Chief Investment Officer","Founding Partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P.","Experience with General Electric"] | ["Human Resources and Compensation","Risk","Corporate Governance","Nominating and Social Responsibility","Finance"] | 2019 |
| GE | Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner; Chief Investment Officer & Co-Founder, Trian Fund Management | 57 | ["Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner, Trian Fund Management, L.P.","Vice Chairman and Director, Triarc Companies (2004–2007)","Managing Director, Credit Suisse First Boston (1999–2003)","Managing Director, BT Alex Brown (1994–1999)"] | ["Chairman of Human Resources and Compensation Committee","A"] | 2019 |
| PNR | Director | 56 | ["Chief Investment Officer and founding partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P.", "Vice Chairman of Triarc Companies, Inc.", "Executive Vice President at Triarc", "Managing director at Credit Suisse First Boston", "Managing director at BT Alex Brown", "Over 25 years of experience advising, financing, operating and investing in companies"] | ["Compensation", "Governance", "Governance Committee"] | 2018 |
| WEN | Chief Investment Officer and founding partner of Trian Fund Management, L.P.; Director | 53 | ["Chief Investment Officer", "founding partner of Trian Fund Management", "Over 25 years of experience advising, financing, operating and investing in companies", "Chief Investment Officer and a founding partner of Trian Partners", "Experience as a managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston", "Strong operating experience and a network of relationships with institutional investors"] | ["C&I", "Capital and Investment"] | 2015 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Age: 64 Director since: 2025 INDEPENDENT Committees: Compensation Nominating and Corporate Governance* Professional background Mr. Garden is the Founding Partner and CEO of Garden Investments. From 2005 to 2023, he served as Chief Investment Officer and Founding Partner of Trian Fund Management. Prior to founding Trian, Ed was Vice Chairman and Director of Triarc Companies (subsequently The Wendy s Company and previously Wendy s/Arby s Group). Earlier in his career Ed was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston, where he served as a senior investment banker, and BT Alex Brown, where he was co-head of Equity Capital Markets. Service on other public boards Fortune Brands Innovations (since 2026) General Electric Company doing business as GE Aerospace (since 2017) Janus Henderson Group (2022-2023) Invesco Ltd. (2020-2022) Legg Mason, Inc. (2019-2020) The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (2014-2019) The Wendy s Company (2004-2015) Family Dollar Stores (2011-2015) Pentair plc (2016-2018) Relevant skills Mr. Garden s significant public company board experience, extensive investment and financial expertise, as well as a strong track record of enhancing value for shareholders, provide the Board with valuable strategy and financial oversight capabilities. Mr. Garden was nominated as a director pursuant to the terms of the Cooperation Agreement (as defined and described under Cooperation Agreement below). * Effective March 9, 2026