ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: TUP)
Tupperware Brands Corporation today announced that as part of its
continuing management succession process, its Board of Directors
has approved the promotion of Patricia
(Tricia) A. Stitzel to be its President and Chief Operating
Officer effective October 1, 2016,
reporting to Rick Goings, Chairman
& CEO. Stitzel, the Company's Group President, Americas
since 2014, has been with the Company for almost 20 years. In her
last three years, Stitzel has demonstrated strong leadership
through building high performance teams that have delivered
impressive sales and profit growth. For the previous decade,
she was based in Europe and held a
number of senior executive positions with market P&L
responsibility. She began her career with the Company in the human
resources function.
Rick Goings, Chairman and CEO
commented, "Tricia has done an exemplary job in every position she
has held within the Company. Most recently, she has led the
Americas region to tremendous growth, leveraging the Vision 20/20
strategic initiatives she has helped design and execute."
Stitzel holds a B.B.A. from Northern
Illinois University, an M.B.A. from the Crummer Graduate
School of Business, Rollins College,
and an M.A. in Human Resources from Rollins
College.
In conjunction with Stitzel's promotion, Simon C. Hemus, the Company's current President
and Chief Operating Officer, will become Vice Chairman of
Tupperware Brands, reporting to Rick
Goings. In this new position, he will lead the
Horizons project, which involves executing the Company's geographic
footprint expansion and market penetration strategies. Hemus joined
Tupperware Brands in 2005, when the Company acquired the direct
selling businesses of Sara Lee Corporation, which he joined in
1992. Hemus became President and Chief Operating Officer in
2007.
Goings continued, "Simon has done a terrific job of improving
our strategic focus at Tupperware. As he works on the execution of
the Horizons project, Simon will continue to position the Company
for future growth and leave a strong legacy."
Tupperware Brands Corporation, through an independent
sales force of 3.1 million, is the leading global marketer of
innovative, premium products across multiple brands utilizing
social selling. Product brands and categories include
design-centric preparation, storage and serving solutions for the
kitchen and home through the Tupperware brand and beauty and
personal care products through the Avroy Shlain, BeautiControl,
Fuller Cosmetics, NaturCare, Nutrimetics, and Nuvo Brands.
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