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  1. Frederick Wallace Smith (born August 11, 1944) is an American business magnate and investor. He is the founder and chairman of FedEx Corporation, the world's largest transportation company. On June 1, 2022, Smith stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman, and was replaced by Raj Subramaniam. [1]

  2. Having founded FedEx in 1971, Frederick W. Smith is currently chairman and CEO for FedEx Corp. and its operating companies. Learn more about the strategic direction he provides.

  3. May 8, 2024 · Frederick W. Smith is an American business executive who founded (1971) Federal Express (later called FedEx), one of the largest express-delivery companies in the world. Smith’s father was a successful businessman who founded Dixie Greyhound Lines, among other ventures.

  4. Jun 8, 2022 · Frederick W. Smith, president of Federal Express, in a photo from September 25, 1976. After four years of service in the Marines, he launched the original air-ground Federal Express network, which began operations in 1973 to serve the rapidly growing high-tech, high-value-added sectors of the economy Smith had predicted.

  5. www.fedex.com › en-us › aboutLeadership | FedEx

    FedEx Corporate Leadership. Frederick W. Smith. Founder and Executive Chairman. VIEW FREDERICK SMITH'S BIO. Raj Subramaniam. President, CEO, and Director. VIEW RAJ SUBRAMANIAM'S BIO. Mark Allen. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

  6. www.fedex.com › en-us › aboutAbout Us | FedEx

    Home. Who we are. What we value. How we give back. Our world evolves around you. Day one: 186 deliveries. Today: About 14.5 million. For decades, we’ve been innovating to deliver more for you. Strengthening supply chains with our global. network. Simplifying logistics. Enhancing tracking and visibility. And using data from every journey to.

  7. www.forbes.com › profile › fred-smith-1Fred Smith - Forbes

    Jun 15, 2024 · Fred Smith. Founder and Executive Chairman, FedEx. $5.6B. Real Time Net Worth. as of 6/15/24. #539 in the world today. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Bloomberg. About Fred Smith. FedEx founder Fred...

  8. Frederick W. Smith. Federal Express Corporation. 1973–Present. Industry: Transportation. Era: 1970. Capitalizing upon an idea that came to him while in college, Smith and his company have single handedly built and dominated the overnight delivery industry.

  9. Mar 28, 2022 · MEMPHIS, Tenn. (March 28, 2022) – FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today that, effective June 1, 2022, Frederick W. Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will become Executive Chairman, and Raj Subramaniam, President and Chief Operating Officer, will be promoted to President and CEO.

  10. Frederick W. Smith, the founder of FedEx, was born in 1944 in Marks, Mississippi. While an undergraduate at Yale University in 1965, Smith wrote an economics paper observing that as society...