Tom E Smith

Former longtime CEO of Food Lion, Tom E. Smith, has died,. Tom E. Smith is Independent Director of Speedway Motorsports Inc. Smith retired from Food Lion Stores, Inc. (“Food Lion”) in 1999, after a distinguished 29-year career with that company, which included serving as Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Smith currently served as a director of Farmers and Merchants Bank, and served as a director of CT Communications, Inc. from 1999 until its acquisition by Windstream Communications in 2007. Ronnie Smith, son of Food Lion co-founder Wilson Smith, confirms that Tom Smith (no relation) passed away Friday June 30,2023 after a brief illness.