There are 31 article(s) tagged Frederick W. Smith:
Teamsters sought reporting on what FedEx is doing to protect jobs as it moves away from reliance on fossil fuels; United Church Funds wanted the company to align lobbying with climate goals; both failed.
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.
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.
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.
FedEx announces the next president and CEO following founder Frederick W. Smith’s tenure.
The improved results were partially offset by the effects of the Omicron variant, as well as higher transportation and wage related costs.
FedEx reported strong financial performance last quarter, despite last month’s bad weather.
Frederick Smith said more can be done by the federal government to make it easier for businesses to save fuel and protect the environment.
FedEx shareholders shot down activist proposals on corporate governance, political and lobbying spending disclosure and other matters during a virtual annual meeting Monday.
FedEx Corp.’s new operating principles acknowledge the need for increasing collaboration among business units FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FedEx founder, chairman and CEO Frederick Smith also is looking to sell his ownership stake in the NFL Redskins franchise, The Washington Post reported.
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.
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.
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."
FedEx chairman Frederick W. Smith discussed operating worldwide during a pandemic in a Fox News interview Wednesday.
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.
President and chief operating officer Raj Subramaniam has been elected to the FedEx Corp. board.
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.
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.
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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