New Providence
Gary Smith has 35 years of experience in the consumer industry, the last 20 years as CEO and COO.
Prior to New Providence, Mr. Smith was the Chief Executive Officer of Big Red Group (“BRG”) directly responsible for all functional areas.
Mr. Smith successfully acquired and integrated numerous businesses to build BRG into a national company, eventually selling the entire business to Keurig Dr. Pepper.
Prior to BRG, from 2000 to 2007 Mr. Smith was the Co-CEO and Chief Operating Officer of Red Bull North America, responsible for leading all day-to-day efforts.
From 1986 to 2000, Mr. Smith enjoyed a successful career with PepsiCo, Inc.
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New Providence
New Providence is a dynamic investment firm with a singular focus in consumer companies. Our firm provides long-term sustainability for brands through an evolved method integrating operations and investments for successful scalability. Brands are valuable assets that require more than just capital, our accomplished team of executives will out-work to drive growth beyond the balance sheets. We are long-term partners that invest in both private and public markets, those who want to become legacies or those who want to go public through our institutionally backed SPACs. New Providence has a new investment philosophy, it’s operation-centric investing. Our mission is to transform the traditional consumer industry by investing in important brands.