Meet Raj Subramaniam, the new chief executive officer of FedEx

Indian-origin executives are in the spotlight lately, in global companies like Twitter, Chanel, and now FedEx.

FedEx, which is one of the largest transportation companies in the world,...

...has named Raj Subramaniam as their new chief executive officer (CEO).

The Indian-American, Subramaniam, will be succeeding the founder and current CEO...

...Fred Smith and will be taking over his new role in June 2022.

As he will take over the new role, he will be responsible for providing strategic direction for...

...all FedEx operating companies — FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Freight, FedEx Services, FedEx Office, FedEx Logistics, and FedEx Dataworks

Subramaniam is also a member of the five-person executive committee,...

...which plans and executes the corporation’s strategic business activities.

Before being named president and CEO of FedEx, he was the president...

...and chief operating officer (COO)of FedEx Corporation.

Subramaniam joined FedEx in 1991 and has more than 30 years of industry experience at the company.

He has held various leadership roles in operations and marketing...

...across the FedEx portfolio of operating companies, previously.

IIT alumnus

He completed his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT), a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Syracuse University, and a master’s degree in business administration from The University of Texas at Austin.

Subramaniam was born in Trivandrum in India and is...

...currently living in Memphis, Tennessee – company’s global headquarters.