Stephanie Smith is executive vice president for The Home Depot and will succeed Tim Hourigan as executive vice president – Human Resources upon his retirement on June 6, 2025.

Previously, Stephanie was senior vice president of supply chain, where she was responsible for inventory management, transportation, delivery, and supply chain analytics functions across all customer-selling channels including store, online and pro.

Stephanie joined the company in 2003 in store operations and has held roles of increasing responsibility in store operations, merchandising operations and supply chain. While in role as senior vice president of supply chain, she was also responsible for direct-to-customer fulfillment and delivery operations as well as the development and build of all platforms supporting customer fulfillment across Home Depot.

Prior to joining the company, Stephanie was a consultant with Ernst & Young, LLP. Stephanie has a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.