Lydia Smith

Lydia Smith has over 25 years of experience in various roles in the compensation and benefits field. Lydia currently holds the position of Director Compensation & Benefits at Sun Auto Tire & Service, a role they have held since 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a Compensation Director at Hertz from 2021 to 2022. From 2009 to 2021, they had a long tenure at AutoZone, where they served as an HR Technology & Analytics (HRIS) Manager and a Senior Global Compensation Manager. Earlier in their career, Lydia worked as a Compensation Manager at ServiceMaster from 2005 to 2007, and as a Sales Compensation Manager at Sprint Nextel from 1997 to 2005.

Lydia Smith obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Marketing from the Texas Christian University - M.J. Neeley School of Business between 1982 and 1986. Later, they pursued an M.A. Program in Strategic Planning at DePaul University. Specific start and end dates for the latter program are not provided.