Donnie Smith (born October 1959) is an American businessman from Tennessee.
He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Tyson Foods until 2016 (NYSE: TSN).
[5] He served as CEO from November 2009, when he succeeded Richard L. Bond to December 2016.
[10][11] His severance package in 2016 included $3.53 million, restricted shares and stock options and a three-year consulting agreement.
[12] In 2014, Smith and his wife Terry pledged $3.2 million to the University of Tennessee to establish the Donald and Terry Smith Endowed Chair for International Sustainable Agriculture.