Gary Smith

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.