Raj Subramaniam Named as FedEx Express President and CEO
December 07 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
David L. Cunningham to retire
FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX) announced today that David L. Cunningham,
president and chief executive officer of FedEx Express, will retire
effective December 31, 2018.
Raj Subramaniam, currently executive vice president, chief
marketing and communications officer of FedEx Corporation, will
succeed Cunningham effective January 1, 2019.
Cunningham began his FedEx career in 1982 in operations at the
FedEx Express World Hub in Memphis, Tenn. Over his more than
36-year career, David held numerous leadership positions across the
FedEx Express operating company in multiple regions, including
chief operating officer and president - international, FedEx
Express Asia Pacific chief financial officer, and regional
president of the Asia Pacific region. Most recently as president
and CEO of FedEx Express, David has been responsible for the
leadership and direction of the FedEx Express group, which includes
FedEx Express and TNT.
Subramaniam has been with FedEx for more than 27 years and has
held various executive level positions in several of our operating
companies and international regions. He began his career in Memphis
and subsequently moved to Hong Kong, where he oversaw marketing and
customer service for the Asia Pacific region. Subramaniam then took
over as president of FedEx Express in Canada before moving back to
the U.S. as senior vice president of international marketing. He
was then promoted to executive vice president of marketing in 2013
at FedEx Services, prior to being named executive vice president
and chief marketing and communications officer at FedEx Corporation
in 2017.
“Throughout David’s distinguished 36-year-career at FedEx, he
has contributed to the growth of our company around the globe, and
we wish him the best in his retirement,” said David J. Bronczek,
president and chief operating officer, FedEx Corporation. “Raj’s
global vision and broad experience make him uniquely qualified to
lead our largest operating company. We look forward to the
continued growth of FedEx Express within our global portfolio as
Raj takes on this critical role.”
Brie Carere, a more than 17-year FedEx veteran, will succeed
Subramaniam as executive vice president, chief marketing and
communications officer of FedEx Corporation.
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 $67 billion, the company
offers integrated business solutions 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 425,000
team members to remain 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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