Renato Souza

Renato is working to continually support Smith’s growth path and market-leader position. He does so with an emphasis on building strong partnerships between Smith’s global sales teams, leading by example.

“I want to always be seen as an available resource who can be counted on to support others within our organization,” Renato said.

As President of Global Business Development, Renato facilitates customer-account collaboration and supports Smith’s worldwide Trading team in managing key opportunities.

“Smith’s agile Intelligent Distribution™ model allows us to quickly adapt to support the everchanging needs of our broad customer base,” said Renato. “We remain focused on cultivating deep relationships with our global partners, which underpin our ability to effectively mitigate their unique supply chain challenges.”

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Renato is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Colorado Boulder, and his MBA from the University of South Carolina.

He 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 Vice President of Business Development before taking on a broader scope as Vice President of Global Business Development in 2023 and his current role in 2025.

Outside of the office, Renato enjoys going to the beach and going skiing with his wife and two children.

“Two things inspire me the most: knowing that my family is happy and that they are proud of my career and achievements,” Renato said, “and that our employees are happy and can provide a better future for their loved ones.”