Executive Leadership Team

Josef Matosevic is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Welbilt, Inc. Prior to joining Welbilt, he service as Senior Vice President of global operational excellence for The Manitowoc Company beginning in and Executive Vice President, global operations and purchasing, for Manitowoc Cranes. Prior to joining The Manitowoc Company, Matosevic served in various executive positions with Oshkosh Corporation, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies, including as that company’s Executive Vice President, Global Manufacturing Operations. He previously served as Vice President of Global Operations and Chief Operating Officer at Wynnchurch Capital/Android Industries, a sub-assembler and sequencer of complex modules for automotive original equipment manufacturers. Matosevic earned a bachelor’s degree from Bayerische Julius-Maximilian’s Universität, Wurzburg, Germany.

Richard N. Caron is Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of Welbilt, Inc. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President Global Marketing and Innovation for Manitowoc Foodservice and as Manitowoc Foodservice’s Chief Technology Officer, a position that he has held since 2005 as a former Enodis employee. Caron was instrumental in the development and success of the Education and Technology Center. He has also led a variety of new product development initiatives, which have helped distinguish the company as a technology leader in the foodservice industry. Prior to Manitowoc/Enodis, Caron served as Chief Executive Officer for the Moseley Corporation in Franklin, Massachusetts. He also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TurboChef, Inc. in Dallas, Texas. Prior to that, Caron was Managing Director of the consumer products practice at Arthur D. Little (ADL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During his 19-year affiliation with ADL, Caron led many consulting assignments involving technology, strategy, and product development. Caron holds several patents in the foodservice industry, including automated frying and rapid cooking systems. Caron is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he earned Master of Science and Bachelor of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering Practice.

Philip Dei Dolori is Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA and APAC, at Welbilt, Inc. He is responsible for the company’s continued growth in Western and Eastern Europe as well as the Middle East and Africa. He is also responsible for all activities within the APAC region, including China, India, ASEAN, Northeast Asia and Australasia. During his career at Welbilt, Inc., Dei Dolori served as Executive Vice President, Americas Cooking Solutions, and Executive Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Under Enodis, PLC, which was acquired by Manitowoc Foodservice, he was Group Managing Director, Asia Pacific/Europe, and Group President, Global Ice and Beverage. Prior this he served as Group President for the Middleby Corporation and as President of Vulcan-Hart, an ITW company. Dei Dolori is a board member of Cooper-Atkins Corporation and has served on the board of directors of the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM). Dei Dolori holds a bachelor’s degree from Connecticut State University, a master’s degree in international management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, and executive education certificates from Dartmouth College and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.