Timothy FitzGerald | executive |
James K. Pool | executive |
Bryan Mittelman | executive |
Mircea Dobre | analyst |
Steve Spittle | executive |
Lawrence De Maria | analyst |
Walter Liptak | analyst |
Brian McNamara | analyst |
Tami Zakaria | analyst |
Jeffrey Hammond | analyst |
Thank you for joining us for the Middleby Corporation Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. With us today from management are Tim FitzGerald, CEO; Bryan Mittelman, CFO; James Pool, Chief Technology and Operations Officer; Steve Spittle,, Chief Commercial Officer; and John Joiner, Vice President of Investor Relations.
We will begin the call with comments from management and then open the line for questions. Instructions on how to get in the queue will be given at that time. Please note this event is being recorded.