There are 30 article(s) tagged Fred Smith:

• June 2019

  • Nelson: Sam Phillips was a small-town boy with big-city ambition

    It’s called the music business for a reason, and from the beginning, Sam Phillips’ never-ceasing struggle was to make records he loved while keeping his shoestring operation financially solvent.

    By Michael Nelson June 18, 2019

• February 2019

  • From quality control to OC in the NFL, Arthur Smith works his way up

    Arthur Smith, son of FedEx founder Fred Smith, has worked his way into the title of Titans offensive coordinator, a rung-by-rung ascent with the Titans started in 2011 when he was a defensive quality control coach.

    By Don Wade February 10, 2019

• September 2018

  • FedEx marks change of guard in exits of Barksdale, Ducker

    FedEx marked departures of two lions of its 45-year history on Monday with standing ovations from shareholders and high praise from company leader Frederick W. Smith.

    By Wayne Risher September 24, 2018

  • FedEx cites TNT acquisition, flexibility in confident earnings forecast

    FedEx leaders stood strong Monday in the face of tariff threats, Amazon delivery plans and lower-than-expected, but robust quarterly profit growth.

    By Wayne Risher September 18, 2018

  • FedEx earnings surge, but fall short of expectations

    FedEx earnings rose nearly 38 percent in the June-August quarter from a year ago, but fell short of analysts’ expectations.

    By Wayne Risher September 17, 2018