Rick Goings (born Everett Vernon Goings; October 13, 1945) is Chairman Emeritus of Tupperware Brands.[1] He served as a petty officer in the United States Navy during the Vietnam era. Following this, he founded the fire detector distributor Dynamics, Inc. After his sale of the company, he worked in various positions with Avon, including president of Avon USA. In 1992 he joined Tupperware Worldwide as the CEO.
Early life
After high school, Goings served in the US Navy as a navigator on the USS Power, a World War II-era destroyer[2] in the Red Sea during the Vietnam War. Goings was a platoon leader out of boot camp, and was honorably discharged from the Navy at the rank of petty officer.
He then attended Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he majored in history.[3]