Richard Smith
Transformational EHS Leader | Driving Culture-First Safety Strategy | Leadership-Driven Injury Reduction | Champion of Operational Risk, Compliance & Human Performance
- Role
- Environmental, Health and Safety Director at Southwire Company
- Location
- Carrollton, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Richard Smith
As a senior Environmental, Health & Safety leader, I specialize in building safety cultures that go beyond compliance — creating environments where people genuinely thrive. Over the course of my career, I’ve led strategic initiatives that significantly reduced injury rates, improved frontline engagement, and reshaped how safety is perceived and practiced across the organization.My philosophy is simple: safety is not just a metric — it\'s a mindset. By empowering leadership at every level and aligning EHS strategy with operational goals, I\'ve helped teams achieve measurable results while ensuring our people go home the same — or better — than when they arrived.I bring experience leading multi-site, cross-functional teams, integrating human performance principles, and aligning EHS with broader ESG and business resilience goals. Now, I\'m ready to bring that same transformative impact to an executive-level role — VP of EHS, Chief Safety Officer, or similar — where I can drive safety, culture, and operational excellence at scale.
Experience
Environmental, Health and Safety Director
May 2022 — Present · Carrollton, GA, US
Education
Slippery Rock University
BS, Safety and Environmental Management
2007 — 2011
Slippery Rock University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
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