The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ:MIDD) today announced the promotion of
Mark Phillips to Vice President of Sales for Alkar and MP Equipment.
In his expanded role, Mark will be responsible for oversight of all
domestic sales within Alkar and the domestic sales team will report to
him. He will retain his previous responsibilities as Vice President of
Sales for MP Equipment, a company Middleby acquired in 2007. Mark will
report to Magdy Albert, Executive Vice President of the Middleby Food
Processing Group.
“Mark has been a driving force in greatly
expanding sales with MP Equipment over the past several years. His
industry knowledge and long-standing customer relationships are
invaluable as we continue to bring new, technologically-advanced Alkar
products to market,” said Magdy Albert.
Prior to joining MP Equipment in 2002, Mark was Director of Global Sales
and Service for FMC Corporation. Before joining FMC, he held top sales
positions with Weiler & Co. and Frigoscandia-Stein. Mark earned his B.A.
Degree in Agriculture Economics from the University of Tennessee.
The Middleby Corporation is a global leader in the foodservice equipment
industry. The company develops, manufactures, markets and services a
broad line of equipment used for commercial food cooking, preparation
and processing. The company's leading equipment brands serving the
commercial foodservice industry include Blodgett®,
Blodgett Combi®, Blodgett Range®,
Bloomfield®, Carter Hoffmann®,
CTX®, FriFri®, Giga®,
Holman®, Houno®,
Jade®, Lang®,
MagiKitch'n®, Middleby Marshall®,
Nu-Vu®, Pitco Frialator®,
Southbend®, Star®,
Toastmaster® and Wells®.
The company’s leading equipment brands
serving the food processing industry include Alkar®,
MP Equipment®, and RapidPak®.
The Middleby Corporation was recognized by Business Week as one of the
Top 100 Hot Growth Companies of 2007 and 2008, by Crain’s
Chicago Business as one of the Fastest 50 Growth Companies in 2007, and
by Forbes as one of the Best Small Companies in 2007.
For more information about the Middleby Corporation and the company
brands, please visit www.middleby.com.
Middleby Corporation
Darcy Bretz, Investor and Public Relations
(847)
429-7756
