Gerry P. Smith

Director at Arrow Electronics

Gerry P. Smith is chief executive officer and director of The ODP Corporation a leading provider of business services, products and digital workplace technology solutions to small, medium and enterprise businesses through banner brands including Office Depot, Office Max and CompuCom. Since 2017, Mr. Smith has been leading The ODP Corporation’s transformation from a tactical, product-based transactions company to a services-driven B2B platform.

From 2006 to 2017, Mr. Smith served in positions of increasing strategic and operational responsibility at Lenovo, most recently as chief operating officer for the PC and server organizations. He previously served as the executive vice president and president of the Data Center Group as well. At Lenovo, he led supply chain and operations in multiple countries globally and served customers in more than 160 countries. Prior to joining Lenovo, Mr. Smith held international leadership roles and multiple line of business and operational, procurement, marketing, and development roles at Dell.

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  • Director

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