FedEx shareholders overwhelmingly approve board, compensation for top execs
While FedEx stockholders presented four proposals of their own during the company’s annual meeting, each was rejected by more than 60% of voted shares.
Topic: Frederick W. Smith
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September 2022
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August 2022
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Meet FedEx’s proposed board of directors
All of FedEx’s board members are up for election or reelection when the company’s shareholders have their annual meeting, scheduled this year for Monday, Sept. 19.
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April 2022
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What’s next for FedEx?
FedEx stock was up nearly 5% Tuesday, March 30, following the announcement on Monday that Raj Subramaniam will succeed Frederick W. Smith as president and CEO.
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March 2022
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Raj Subramaniam to succeed Fred Smith as president and CEO of FedEx Corp.
FedEx announces the next president and CEO following founder Frederick W. Smith’s tenure.
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FedEx reports higher third quarter earnings
The improved results were partially offset by the effects of the Omicron variant, as well as higher transportation and wage related costs.
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March 2021
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E-commerce powers FedEx through weather slowdowns
FedEx reported strong financial performance last quarter, despite last month’s bad weather.
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FedEx founder asks Congress for help on environmental sustainability
Frederick Smith said more can be done by the federal government to make it easier for businesses to save fuel and protect the environment.
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September 2020
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FedEx shareholders nix activist proposals
FedEx shareholders shot down activist proposals on corporate governance, political and lobbying spending disclosure and other matters during a virtual annual meeting Monday.
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FedEx gives COVID figures, changes operating principles
FedEx Corp.’s new operating principles acknowledge the need for increasing collaboration among business units FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight.
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August 2020
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Future of food, health converge in Crusonia on Delta
FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith and Indigo Ag CEO and director David Perry will discuss Memphis and innovation during the Food Is Health Forum presented by Crusonia on the Delta.
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FedEx’s Alan Graf: Lessons learned from COVID-19
Alan Graf talks COVID-19, e-commerce's rise, postal reform, Amazon and presidential politics as he winds down 41-year career at Memphis-based delivery giant.
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CEO says FedEx will stay on cutting edge
FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith said the company's response to COVID-19 included one of the largest efforts to move goods by air since the Berlin Airlift of 1948-1949.
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FedEx leaders come up short on bonus targets
FedEx's top leaders didn't get bonuses for the first time in 11 years as company earnings and income lagged behind targets in fiscal 2020.
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July 2020
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FedEx flexing robotic arms in Memphis
FedEx and Plus One collaborated with Yaskawa America on new package-handling robotic arms that made their debut earlier this year at FedEx Express world hub in Memphis.
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FedEx threatens to pull brand from FedExField
FedEx founder, chairman and CEO Frederick Smith also is looking to sell his ownership stake in the NFL Redskins franchise, The Washington Post reported.
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Sports Notebook: Serious NBA ‘bubble’ concerns; FedEx wants ‘Redskins’ name changed
From Ja Morant to Damian Lillard, NBA players have concerns about the Orlando "bubble" and continued safety; plus, FedEx makes a formal request for NFL's Washington Redskins to change the team's name.
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June 2020
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Richard Smith now president of Americas at FedEx
FedEx Express has been reorganized from six regions globally to three, and Richard W. Smith is overseeing a newly formed Americas region: the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.
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March 2020
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FedEx not interested in federal aid at the moment, chief says
FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith said Sunday the company doesn't need federal aid at this time, but "it's a good thing to have there ... if things get really bad."
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FedEx chief dishes on coronavirus in Fox News interview
FedEx chairman Frederick W. Smith discussed operating worldwide during a pandemic in a Fox News interview Wednesday.
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February 2020
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Smith, Luttrell, Belz support Methodist purchase of Saint Francis hospitals
The CEO of FedEx Corp., the chairman of Belz Enterprises and a former Shelby County sheriff and mayor weigh in on the Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare plan to take over the two Saint Francis hospitals in the area.
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January 2020
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Raj Subramaniam notches another title, FedEx Corp. director
President and chief operating officer Raj Subramaniam has been elected to the FedEx Corp. board.
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November 2019
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FedEx chief challenges Times to debate, calls article ‘outrageous distortion’
FedEx chairman Frederick W. Smith labeled as an "outrageous distortion" a Sunday New York Times article on FedEx capital investments and tax savings following the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.
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September 2019
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Dean Kamen’s iBot saved FedEx years of R&D on delivery robot, inventor says
The new iBot personal mobility device could ride the coattails of Roxo, the FedEx SameDay Bot. Inventor Dean Kamen told The Daily Memphian he has high hopes for the collaboration.
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August 2019
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FedEx names Richard Smith, founder’s son, No. 2 at FedEx Express
Richard W. Smith, son of FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith, is slated to be promoted Sept. 1 to the No. 2 spot in the company’s largest operating unit, FedEx Express.
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FedEx chief Smith working to shape new trade agenda
FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith is one of three co-chairs of a Washington-based business think tank's new commission exploring ways to develop a positive trade agenda for the United States.
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