Smith Recognized for Continuously Investing in Our People, Places, and Processes

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Founded in 1984, Smith is a leading independent distributor of electronic components. Smith’s Intelligent Distribution™ model offers a comprehensive suite of flexible and scalable supply chain solutions to source, manage, test, and ship billions of components to partners worldwide in every industry and vertical. The company is backed by more than 25 certifications and accreditations and has developed and implemented sustainable practices that exceed industry and regulatory requirements. Building on its decades of market data, cutting-edge technology, and a systems-based approach to quality excellence, Smith generated more than USD $2.6 billion in global revenue in 2024 and ranks eleventh among all global distributors. Visit www.smithweb.com to learn more. read more

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TOTAL RATINGS: 8797

CEO: Nick Bedford

Phyllis Tsu — Chief Information Officer at Smith

Executive Bio

Phyllis Tsu serves as the Chief Information Officer at Smith. Phyllis joined Smith in 1999 and was appointed CIO in 2010.

Chief Information Officer Impact on IT Department's Culture

Phyllis Tsu holds the highest position within the IT department at Smith — Chief Information Officer, and therefore has influence on the culture of the IT department. The average employee described daily life within the IT department as a Comfortably fast paced and challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are not happy with their work life balance. Employees within Smith's IT department are invested in Smith's goals, and feel as though there is space for career growth.

Answer	Percent
Yes	100%
No	0%

Are you challenged at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	91%
No	9%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	45%
No	55%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

Answer	Percent
Positive	82%
Negative	18%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Great	45%
Good	28%
Average	18%
Poor	9%
Horrible	0%

How would you rate the value & quality of meetings at your company?

Answer	Percent
Yes	64%
No	36%

Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Executive Team Culture Ratings from Smith Employees

TOP

Smith's Executive Team scores in the Top 5%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

90% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Department - Marketing 97/100

Department - Finance 96/100

Department - Admin 96/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Gender - Non-Binary 74/100

Department - Product 76/100

Department - Customer Support 78/100

Smith's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 602 ratings, Smith's employees are very satisfied with their Executive Team and give them an “A+” or 89/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Marketing department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Product department.

Smith's Executive Team ranks in the Top 5% of other companies in Houston and Top 5% of other companies on Comparably that also have 501-1,000 Employees.

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