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Frederick W. Smith
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Frederick W. Smith
An American businessman. In 1971, he founded Federal Express, the first overnight delivery service in the world. He started the company with several million dollars in inheritance and much more money in venture capital. He served as CEO for the first 40 years of FedEx's history. Smith was born in 1944.


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Although ambulanceman Frederick Smith was not killed in action, the horrors he witnessed on the battlefield haunted him for the rest of his life.
This loss pains all of us at FedEx," Chairman, President and CEO Frederick Smith said.
Cost-cutting measures, including a 20 percent salary cut for Federal Express chief executive officer Frederick Smith and a hiring freeze, have been put into effect at the shipping company which is struggling with what Smith has called "some of the worst economic conditions in our 35-year operating history.
 
 
 
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