Arrow Electronics Announces Gerry P. Smith as a New Director to Its Board
September 17 2020 - 6:10PM
Business Wire
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW)
announced that Gerry P. Smith, chief executive officer and director
of The ODP Corporation, has joined the company's board of
directors. The addition of Mr. Smith increases the total number of
directors on the board to 11.
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“I look forward to Gerry’s future contribution as a member of
our board. As the CEO of The ODP Corporation, he brings a depth of
knowledge in workplace technology solutions and experience leading
an integrated B2B distribution platform,” said Michael J. Long,
chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Arrow
Electronics. “Gerry’s prior success at Lenovo also brings us
valuable expertise in the market for data center and cloud
solutions and in terms of building and managing complex global
supply chains.”
Since 2017, Mr. Smith has been chief executive officer, and
director of The ODP Corporation, a leading provider of business
services, products, and digital workplace technology solutions to
businesses through its banner brands such as Office Depot,
OfficeMax and CompuCom. Previously, Mr. Smith served as executive
vice president and chief operating officer of the PC and Server
groups at Lenovo Group Limited and served in a number of senior
executive roles across Lenovo’s business from 2006 to 2017. Prior
to Lenovo, he held executive positions at Dell, Inc. and was
responsible for the creation of Dell’s Singapore Design Center.
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