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   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]

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3. www.britannica.com › money › Frederick-W-SmithFrederick W. Smith | Biography & Facts - Encyclopedia Britannica

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   May 8, 2024 · Frederick W. Smith (born August 11, 1944, Marks, Mississippi, U.S.) is an American business executive who founded (1971) Federal Express (later called FedEx), one of the largest express-delivery companies in the world.

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   4 days ago · Founder and Executive Chairman, FedEx. FedEx founder Fred Smith came up with the idea for the company for a term paper at Yale in 1965. After graduation, Smith served in Vietnam with the...

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   Who is Fred Smith?

   • "Kellogg honors FedEx CEO Fred Smith as Distinguished Leader". Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-05-30. ^ "2008 Bower Award for Business Leadership: Frederick W. Smith". The Franklin Institute Awards. The Franklin Institute.

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   Why did Fred Smith Start FedEx?

   • FedEx founder Fred Smith came up with the idea for the company for a term paper at Yale in 1965. After graduation, Smith served in Vietnam with the Marines. He returned home and launched FedEx in 1971. FedEx lost $29 million in its first 26 months, so Smith flew to Vegas and won $27,000 at the blackjack tables, enough to keep the business afloat.

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   How did Fred Smith get a loan?

   • To get a loan for his new business, Smith went to the board of directors of Fred Smith Enterprise Company, the company his father had owned. The directors included his half-sisters. With their support, and using $250,000 of his own, Smith bought the first of his Dassault Falcon planes.

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   What did Fred Smith do at Yale?

   • At Yale, Fred Smith joined a secret society called Skull and Bones. Another member of the club while Smith was at Yale was U.S. President George H. W. Bush (1924-). Smith's first job was running Arkansas Aviation Sales, a company based in Little Rock. The company was partly owned by Smith's stepfather, Fred Hook.

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   Jun 8, 2022 · Fred Smith, Chairman and CEO of Federal Express Corporation, is known as the “father of the overnight delivery business,” and the Marine Corps veteran who teetered on the verge of bankruptcy is one of American business’s greatest success stories.

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7. www.wsj.com › articles › fedex-founder-fred-smithFor FedEx Founder Fred Smith, the Sky Is Still the Limit - WSJ

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   Apr 15, 2022 · In March 2020, at age 75, Fred Smith should have been winding down his legendary career as CEO of FedEx. Then Covid-19 hit, everyone’s life turned upside down, and the company he founded had...

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9. www.encyclopedia.com › business-leaders › fred-smithFred Smith | Encyclopedia.com

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   May 29, 2018 · Founder and CEO, FedEx Corporation. Fred Smith has been both an entrepreneur and a gambler. As most entrepreneurs do, he risked his own money to try something new in the business world. Unlike many entrepreneurs, he wildly succeeded, making his company, FedEx, a world leader in the shipping field.

10. www.ft.com › content › a3e69af4/9832/4712-b65a-55bfFedEx founder Fred Smith steps aside as chief after 50 years

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    Mar 29, 2022 · FedEx founder Fred Smith steps aside as chief after 50 years. One of corporate America’s longest-serving executives will stay on as executive chair at logistics giant. Fred Smith, who plans...