secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD)
CIK:        0000769520
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-122831
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Middleby appoints Brittany Cerwin CFO; Bryan Mittelman becomes Special Advisor for spin-off
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- Brittany Cerwin, previously Chief Accounting Officer, named CFO effective March 25, 2026.
- Bryan Mittelman transitions to Special Advisor to CEO, focusing on the food-processing spin-off expected by end of Q2 2026.
- Mittelman's transition agreement includes $566,500/year base, a $283,250 one-time bonus, and severance of 12 months' salary plus pro-rata RSU vesting.
- Mittelman remains through advisory period ending no later than June 30, 2026, subject to spin-off completion.
- Cerwin has 15 years at Middleby; her appointment is part of the company's transformation to a pure-play commercial foodservice equipment leader.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000119312526122831/0001193125-26-122831-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000119312526122831/d136535d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-122831

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