Elizabeth (Liz) Smith Liz Smith was appointed Chief Executive Officer of OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC. (OSI) in November of 2009. Smith joined OSI Restaurant Partners following a five-year tenure with Avon Products Inc., where she served most recently as President. In that role, she successfully led the company’s global Marketing, Supply Chain, Information Technology and Global Sales business units, building the organizational capability and infrastructure to help the company capitalize on its global scale. Prior to joining Avon, Smith worked for 14 years at Kraft Foods Inc. rising to the position of Group Vice President and President of the U.S. Beverages and Grocery sectors, a business with $6 billion in total sales. Ms. Smith is a member of the Board of Directors of Staples Inc. and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America. She is listed by Fortune Magazine as one of the 50 most powerful women in business in 2009. Smith holds a B.A. Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Return to Executive Officers