Orin R. Smith was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Engelhard Corporation from 1995 to 2000. He joined Engelhard as Vice President in 1977, became President in 1984. Prior to joining Engelhard, Smith served as President of M&T Chemicals. Smith served on the Advisory Board for the New Jersey Institute of Technology and is a Trustee of Centenary College of New Jersey. He is also a Board Member for Ingersoll-Rand and Vulcan Materials Company.
Smith is also a recipient of the distinguished Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He graduated with honors from Brown University and holds an M.B.A. from Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business.
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“The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection—even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano—is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.”
—Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946)