Michael Groen

Michael Groen currently serves as Chief Operating Officer at Appliance Innovation Inc. and General Manager at TurboChef Technologies, Inc. Previously, Michael held the position of Senior Vice President of Group Engineering at The Middleby Corporation, overseeing multiple brands including TurboChef Technologies and CookTek. Prior roles include VP Director of Engineering at ACP, Inc., where responsibilities encompassed product planning, innovation, and operational improvements, and Thermal Systems Engineering Leader at Trane, focusing on heat exchanger development for commercial HVAC systems. Michael Groen holds a Master of Business Administration from Alliance Manchester Business School and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University.