FedEx Corp. Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Christine P. Richards, to Retire September 30, 2017
July 20 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) today announced that Christine P.
Richards, executive vice president, general counsel and secretary,
will retire effective September 30, 2017. Richards, 62, has led the
company's legal, regulatory, governmental affairs and security
groups since 2005. Her successor will be named later.
"Christine Richards has provided bold and innovative leadership
in successfully addressing a wide variety of critical legal,
regulatory and security challenges and opportunities for FedEx,"
said Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp. chairman and chief executive
officer. "Her untiring work ethic and in-depth knowledge of the
inner workings of the business have made her service as a counselor
and business partner invaluable."
Richards joined the Federal Express Legal department in 1984 and
served in a variety of leadership positions prior to assuming her
current role. As General Counsel, she directed the aggressive legal
strategies that protected the FedEx brand from misguided government
investigations and legislative threats. She also led multiple
successful business negotiations and acquisitions, including most
recently the completion of the acquisition of TNT.
About FedEx
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $60 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 400,000
team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. To learn more about how FedEx
connects people and possibilities around the world, please visit
about.fedex.com.
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