Smith Names Renato Souza Vice President of Global Business Development

Renato will support and develop Smith’s key accounts worldwide

Houston, TX (July 31, 2023) – Smith, a leading global distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, today announces the appointment of Renato Souza to the position of Vice President of Global Business Development. In this role, Renato will work closely with the company’s global Trading department to manage strategic opportunities and challenges and facilitate customer-account collaboration.

“The connections we create within the semiconductor supply chain are a critical component of our business success and underpin the deep market knowledge that informs our corporate strategy,” said Renato. “I am excited to work alongside the greater Business Development team to showcase Smith’s agile supply chain solutions and essential value-add services to our strategic global customer base.”

Renato originally joined Smith in 2001 as an Account Manager and was then promoted to Assistant General Manager. After stepping away for a few years to work in a business-development role for a major contract manufacturer, he rejoined Smith in 2017 as Vice President, Latin America, driving significant growth in our Guadalajara office.

In 2020, Renato was named to his most recent position of Vice President of Business Development. His previous experience growing major global accounts and facilitating cross-cultural business relationships will be instrumental in his role.

“Renato’s dedication to building trust and communication across our worldwide Trading team is a critical asset that will support our efforts to capture new business opportunities,” said Todd Burke, President of Global Business Development at Smith. “I look forward to seeing him continue to drive internal collaboration and global-customer team structures to facilitate Smith’s long-term growth.”

About Smith

Founded in 1984, Smith sources, manages, and distributes the electronic components that go into everything from mobile phones and computers to appliances and automobiles. In 19 cities around the world, Smith’s legion of employees communicates in 50 languages and dialects and buys and sells components 24 hours per day, generating global annual sales in excess of $4.7 billion in 2022. Smith is always moving: helping manufacturers navigate market shifts; customizing supply chain solutions; testing components using cutting-edge technology. The support of Smith’s flexible Intelligent Distribution™ model optimizes customers’ supply chains from beginning to end, including offering customized options for IT asset disposition that deliver maximum ROI, sustainability, and security. Smith’s testing and logistics hubs in Houston, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, and Singapore cover critical areas like quality management, counterfeit prevention, and environmental safety. Smith’s operations, purchasing, and sales worldwide are seamlessly integrated with the company’s global IT infrastructure, offering real-time, global inventory and logistics visibility. Smith is the leading independent distributor of electronic components and ranks number six among all global distributors. For more information, please visit www.smithweb.com or reach out to a Smith representative any time of day at +1 713.430.3000.

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For more information, contact:
Rich Witmer
Smith, Senior Director of Marketing
+1 713.430.2141