Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) announced today that Antonio Monteiro de Castro has been elected to the Company’s board of directors. Mr. de Castro, age 64, currently is the Chairman of New Britain Palm Oil Limited (NBPOL), a company with operations in Papua New Guinea and listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Additionally, Mr. de Castro is non-executive Chairman of Clean Energy Brazil, a senior non-executive director of BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust PLC, and a member of the board of Fundacao Getulio Vargas and the board of Acao Comunitaria do Brasil. Mr. de Castro holds a degree in business administration from the Getulio Vargas Foundation and a Masters of Business Administration from Babson College in the U.S.

Source: PR Newswire