FedEx Logistics finding its footing in changing economic landscape
Waiters and waitresses shuffle into and out of the Chickasaw Country Club kitchen as Richard W. Smith, president and CEO of FedEx Logistics, speaks to the Memphis World Trade Club during a monthly luncheon Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Smith gave a brief overview of the reasoning for FedEx Logistics' recent name change and what it takes for the company to compete in the e-commerce market. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
Richard W. Smith, president and CEO of FedEx Logistics, discussed the company's organization and rebranding and riffed on topics ranging from Amazon to drones in a Memphis speech Tuesday.
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