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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]

   • Years active: 1971–present

   • Political party: Republican

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

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   Apr 12, 2024 · Founder: Federal Express. Frederick W. Smith (born August 11, 1944, Marks, Mississippi, U.S.) American business executive who founded (1971) Federal Express (later called FedEx), one of the largest express-delivery companies in the world.

4. www.fedex.com › leadership › frederick-w-smithFrederick W. Smith | FedEx

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   Having founded FedEx in 1971, Frederick W. Smith is currently chairman and CEO for FedEx Corp. and its operating companies. Learn more about the strategic direction he provides.

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   Who is Frederick Smith?

   • Frederick Smith was born in Marks, Mississippi, the son of James Frederick "Fred" Smith, the founder of the Toddle House restaurant chain and the Smith Motor Coach Company (renamed the Dixie Greyhound Lines after The Greyhound Corporation bought a controlling interest in 1931).

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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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   Why did Fred Smith Start Federal Express?

   • Smith believes that fair treatment instills company loyalty, and that company loyalty always pays off. Fred Smith, founder and CEO of Federal Express. Smith named the company Federal Express because he believed the patriotic meaning associated with the word “federal” suggested an interest in nationwide economic activity.

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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. By 1973, FedEx was flying packages across the United States.

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6. achievement.org › achiever › frederick-w-smithFrederick W. Smith | Academy of Achievement

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   Jun 8, 2022 · Frederick W. Smith, president of Federal Express, in a photo from September 25, 1976. After four years of service in the Marines, he launched the original air-ground Federal Express network, which began operations in 1973 to serve the rapidly growing high-tech, high-value-added sectors of the economy Smith had predicted.

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7. www.pbs.org › wgbh › theymadeamericaWho Made America? | Innovators | Fred Smith - PBS

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   Frederick W. Smith, the founder of FedEx, was born in 1944 in Marks, Mississippi. While an undergraduate at Yale University in 1965, Smith wrote an economics paper observing that as society...

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

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   May 29, 2018 · 1944 –. Founder, chairman, chief executive officer, and president, FedEx Corporation. Nationality: American. Born: August 11, 1944, in Marks, Mississippi. Education: Yale University, BA, 1966.

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    Feb 7, 2023 · Innovation. FedEx founder on innovation, climate change, and Amazon. By. Sara Brown. Feb 7, 2023. Why It Matters. Fifty years after founding FedEx, Frederick W. Smith is thinking about robots and AI, climate change, competition with Amazon, and how to keep innovating. Federal Express began operating in April 1973 in Memphis, Tennessee.