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Frederick W. Smith. Frederick Wallace Smith (born August 11, 1944) is an American business magnate and investor. He is the founder and chairman of FedEx Corporation, the world's largest transportation company. On June 1, 2022, Smith stepped down as CEO to become executive chairman, and was replaced by Raj Subramaniam. [1]
The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon is the presidential library of George Washington, the first president of the United States. [1] Located at Washington's home in Mount Vernon , Virginia, the library was built by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and is privately funded. [ 1 ]
Sandra Windland Smith-Rice was the first child of Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx and Linda Smith Grisham McFarland. She had five sisters and three brothers, including Arthur Smith, the former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. FedEx's first plane in 1973 was named "Wendy" after her. She was born on 19 January 1970 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Smith was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 27, 1982. His father is the FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith. [1] Smith attended Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Maryland, where he played on the offensive line and was team captain. He also saw some action at defensive tackle. Smith also participated in track, lacrosse, and basketball.
The company was founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1971 as Federal Express Corporation by Frederick W. Smith, a graduate of Yale University.He drew up the company's concept in a term paper at Yale, in which he called for a system specifically designed for urgent deliveries.
Frederic L. Smith (1870–1954), American football player and automobile industry pioneer in Detroit, Michigan. Frederick Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn (1914–1966), stockbroker and British Army officer, grandson of the 1st Baron Colwyn. Frederick W. Smith (born 1944), American businessman, founder of FedEx.
Subramaniam joined FedEx in 1991 as an associate marketing analyst. He quickly rose through the ranks and held several management and marketing roles in Asia and the US. Beginning in 1996, he served as the vice-president of Marketing at FedEx Express in the Asia-Pacific region, and was then appointed as the regional president of Canada in 2003.
Molly Smith (born March 12, 1981) is an American film producer. Smith is the daughter of FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith and the sister to Windland Smith Rice, a photographer, and Arthur Smith, the former head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. [1] She runs her company, Black Label Media, [2] with partners Trent and Thad Luckinbill.