The Middleby Corporation announced that James K. Pool III and Steve Spittle have been named officers of Middleby. James has been named to Chief Technology and Operations Officer. Steve has been appointed to Chief Commercial Officer. James and Steve will also continue to have responsibility for the portfolio of cooking and technology brands within the Commercial Foodservice Group. Korey Kohl has been appointed to lead the Middleby Beverage Group and Najib Maalouf to lead the Middleby Residential Kitchen Equipment Group. Group Presidents John Perruccio and Jeremy Dobrowolski, in addition to their brand management responsibilities, will lead strategic selling and service initiatives in the Commercial Foodservice Segment. George Koether has been promoted to Group President leading the Middleby business operations in Asia. Martin Lindsay has been appointed to Chief Risk and Administration Officer. Martin has served as the company treasurer since 1999 and is an existing officer of Middleby.