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Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx. Photo courtesy of Frederick W. Smith. Post-service, he followed the entrepreneurial family tradition and founded Federal Express on June 18, 1971.
FedEx Corp. plans to pay tribute to its late founder, Fred Smith, every year on his birthday. Raj Subramaniam, president and CEO of FedEx Corp., said Aug. 11 will become a day a service for the ...
Frederick W. Smith, chairman of FedEx, says his company’s humanitarian work pays dividends in many ways. By Ken Belson The FedEx Guy, and 2 Movie Producers ...
Frederick W. Smith, the founder, president, chairman and CEO of FedEx, built the first overnight express delivery company in the world, starting in 1971.
Smith pointed to a slew of underlying global economic and political issues for the cloudier outlook, including a Brexit-led U.K. slowdown and waning demand from China thanks to the ongoing trade ...
Arkansas running back Braylen Russell carries the ball, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, during the team's seventh practice of fall camp ...