Robert Nerbonne

Mr. Nerbonne has more than 35 years of strategic business expertise, including experience in top leadership positions with companies in the commercial foodservice equipment industry.

Currently Mr. Nerbonne is a member of the Board of Directors for Middleby Corporation. He was named to the Board in 2018.

Most recently working with Cooper-Atkins starting in 2021, working with the controlling shareholder, President and CEO to plan a strategy, execution, and manage the business for growth. He assisted in the restructuring and consolidation of company ownership and led the successful sale of the company in 2018.

Robert Nerbonne served as CEO of Ali Group North America for three years, where he was responsible for Ali’s fifteen North American companies. Prior to that, Nerbonne was with Enodis Corporation for eight years, including serving as president of the Americas, with responsibility for the thirteen Enodis companies located in North America.

Bob began his career in the industry with Pitco Frialator in, Concord, New Hampshire, where he worked for 14 years culminating his tenure as its president, while also serving as an officer and executive vice president of the GS Blodgett Corporation in Burlington, Vermont.

Mr. Nerbonne earned a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Southern New Hampshire University. And a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of New Hampshire.