Executive Leadership Team

William (“Bill”) C. Johnson is President and Chief Executive Officer of Welbilt, Inc. Before joining Welbilt, Mr. Johnson was Chief Executive Officer of Chart Industries, Inc., a global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment for the industrial gas, energy, and biomedical industries. From 2006 to 2016, he held various senior level positions at Dover Corporation, a leading global conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products. He served as Vice President of Dover Corporation and President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover Refrigeration and Food Equipment. Before that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover’s Hill Phoenix division, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial refrigeration systems, and President and Chief Executive Officer of their Triton Systems division, a designer and manufacturer of ATMs. Earlier in his career, Mr. Johnson was President and Chief Executive Officer of Graham Corporation, a publicly traded manufacturer of oil refining, petrochemical and power equipment. He also served as Senior Vice President of ESAB Welding and Cutting Equipment, a manufacturer of welding, cutting, and steel industry scarfing equipment. From 1990 to 1999, he held various positions at ABB, a $35 billion manufacturer of electrification, robotics and motion, industrial automation, and power grid products. Mr. Johnson began his career as a Commissioned Officer and Nuclear Engineer in the United States Navy. He holds a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred University and an M.B.A. from Rollins College.

Jennifer Gudenkauf is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Welbilt, Inc. Prior to joining Welbilt in January 2020, Gudenkauf was the Vice President, Human Resources – North America for Sykes Enterprises, Inc., a Tampa-based provider of process outsourcing services, information technology consulting and information technology-enabled services, such as technical support and customer service, since 2017. From 2009 to 2017, she held a variety of human resources leadership roles with increasing responsibility at Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., which owns and operates approximately 1,200 restaurants across the U.S. and in 20 countries. Prior to Bloomin’ Brands, she held a variety of human resources roles for Gentiva Health Services, Inc., a leading home health care and hospice services firm, from 1997 to 2009.

Philip Dei Dolori is Global 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.

Keri Llewellyn is Global Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Welbilt, Inc. Prior to joining Welbilt in January 2020, Llewellyn served in a variety of roles within TriMark USA, LLC including Vice President of Operations for TriMark Orange County, Vice President Contract and National Account Sales and Operations and various other sales and distribution roles for TriMark SSKemp. She previously served as a board member of the Foodservice Equipment Distributors Association and was a founding member of their Young Industry Leaders. Llewellyn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Bowling Green State University.