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Frederick W. S

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Responsibility:
Founder and Executive Chairman
Experience:
10 Years

FedEx Executive Leadership
Founder and Executive Chairman

Born in 1944 in Marks, Mississippi, Frederick W. Smith graduated from Yale College in 1966. He is the founder of FedEx Corporation and currently serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Smith first analyzed the logistics needs of a highly automated future society during his time as an undergraduate.

After four years in the Marines, including two tours in Vietnam, Smith launched the original air-ground Federal Express network in 1973. This network was designed to serve the rapidly growing high-tech and high-value-added sectors of the economy that Smith had envisioned. Since then, the company has expanded into a global enterprise, serving more than 220 countries and territories.

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As Executive Chairman, Frederick W. Smith focuses on Board governance and global issues such as sustainability, innovation, and public policy. FedEx operates 727 aircraft, over 210,000 vehicles, and approximately 4,800 facilities. With more than 500,000 employees worldwide, the company handles around 15 million shipments daily.

FedEx is renowned for its commitment to total quality service. In 1990, FedEx Express became the first service company to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Additionally, Time magazine has recognized FedEx as one of the “Time100 Most Influential Companies,” and it consistently ranks on FORTUNE magazine’s industry lists, including “100 Best Companies to Work For” and “World’s Most Admired Companies.”

Smith serves as a trustee for the Center for Strategic and International Studies and is a member of both the Business Council and the Business Roundtable. He has held leadership positions, such as chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council and co-chair of the French-American Business Council. He has also served on the boards of several large public companies, including AutoZone, First Tennessee, Holiday Inn, EW Scripps, and General Mills, as well as charitable organizations like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the Mayo Foundation. Furthermore, Smith was chairman of the Board of Governors for the International Air Transport Association and chaired the executive committee of the U.S. Air Transport Association.

Smith has received several honorary degrees and numerous civic, academic, and business awards, including the Global Leadership Award from the U.S.-India Business Council, the George C. Marshall Foundation Award, the Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Business Leadership Award, the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, and the Circle of Honor Award from the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation. He is a member of the Aviation Hall of Fame and the Business Hall of Fame. Smith co-chaired the U.S. World War II Memorial project and the campaign for the National Museum of the Marine Corps. He was listed among Forbes’ “100 Greatest Living Business Minds” and has been named a top CEO by Barron’s and Chief Executive magazines.

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