Tupperware Splits Chief Commercial Officer Role, Exits Hector Lezama and Names Samantha Lomow

Tupperware Brands Corporation disclosed in a Form 8-K filed January 17, 2024 that it has restructured its chief commercial officer role and is parting ways with the executive who held it.

On January 10 the company separated sales leadership from the chief commercial officer position. Sales will now be led by regional leaders reporting directly to Chief Executive Laurie Ann Goldman. As part of the change, Chief Commercial Officer Hector Lezama will leave the company on January 19, 2024. Lezama is eligible for severance benefits including 600,000 dollars paid over one year and a pro-rated 2023 bonus based on actual company performance, and his unvested cash and equity awards will be forfeited.

Tupperware appointed Samantha Lomow to the restructured chief commercial officer role, effective February 1, 2024, with primary responsibility for innovation, product, marketing and digital commerce. Lomow has been a consultant to the company since November 1, 2023. She previously was executive vice president and chief customer officer at Foot Locker and held several roles at Hasbro, including president of branded entertainment and president of Hasbro Entertainment Brands. She will report to Goldman.

The move is the latest leadership change at the struggling housewares company since Goldman, a former Avon North America chief executive, took over as CEO in October 2023 amid delayed financial filings and lender negotiations.