The US multinational courier and cargo delivery giant FedEx has appointed Indian-American Rajesh Subramaniam as its new president and CEO. As of now, Rajesh is the executive vice president and CMO in the company, he will assume his new job profile from the 1st of January’2019.
He replaces David L Cunningham at the Tennessee-headquartered company.
Early Life
Subramaniam, born in Thiruvananthapuram, India is an alumnus of IIT-Bombay and has held various executive levels positions at FedEx in his 27-year stint. Before moving to Hong Kong where he oversaw marketing and customer service for the Asia Pacific region, he began his career at Memphis. He then took over as the president of FedEx Express in Canada before finally moving back to the US as senior vice president of International Marketing.
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Career Highlights
His sheer dedication and hard work saw him moving the upward ladder in the company several times. He is an extremely popular guy among his peers and very well known for his marketing skills.
Raj is responsible for several landmark developments at FedEx, including the first-ever global brand campaign, and a significant expansion of the company’s global product portfolio. His team launched customer-focused value-added services like FedEx Delivery Manager and FedEx One Rate. Under his leadership, FedEx also retains an enviable position as one of FORTUNE Magazine’s World’s Most Admired Companies.
Brand Speak
“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,” David J Bronczek, president and chief operating officer, FedEx Corporation, said.
Subramaniam earned his Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Syracuse University and MBA from the University of Texas
