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  2. Frederick W. Smith - Wikipedia

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    Article by Smith on how Fedex came to be, includes the story of the paper he wrote while at Yale. USA Today Q&A on his love of history; Chief Executive Magazine Names Fred Smith 2004 CEO of the Year "Frederick W. Smith". Executive PayWatch Database. AFL-CIO. Archived from the original on September 4, 2005; Frock, Roger (2006).

  3. FedEx founder says corporate data predicted the rise of Tesla ...

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    Long before Fred Smith was the billionaire founder of FedEx, he was a Vietnam veteran with a love of flying and a small fleet of planes for hire.“I would be flying these parts and pieces from ...

  4. FedEx - Wikipedia

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    FedEx CEO Fred Smith made an appearance as himself for the scene where Chuck is welcomed back, which was filmed on location at FedEx's home facilities in Memphis, Tennessee. The idea of a story based on a FedEx plane crashing gave the company "a heart attack at first," but the overall story was seen as positive.

  5. The Big Idea That Delivered a Business Legend - AOL

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    FedEx took off into business legend on April 17, 1973, when 14 Dassault Falcon 20s took off from Memphis International Airport. The successful delivery of 186 packages to 25 different cities was

  6. FedEx founder Fred Smith stepping down as CEO ... - AOL

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    Smith, 77, who has led FedEx as its chairman and CEO for most of his tenure, took his college term paper idea and created a transportation giant. FedEx founder Fred Smith stepping down as CEO ...

  7. Cast Away - Wikipedia

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    A team of FedEx marketers oversaw production through more than two years of filming. [12] FedEx CEO Fred Smith made an appearance as himself for the scene where Chuck is welcomed back, which was filmed on location at FedEx's home facilities in Memphis, Tennessee. The idea of a story based on a FedEx plane crashing gave the company "a heart ...

  8. Transcript: FedEx CEO Fred Smith on "Face the Nation" - AOL

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    The following is a transcript of an interview with FedEx chairman and CEO Fred Smith that aired Sunday, November 7, 2021, on "Face the Nation."

  9. Jack Dorsey, Elon Musk and 21 More CEOs Who Changed How We Live

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    Frederick W. Smith, FedEx. Age: 76. Net worth: $6.5 billion. How he changed the way we live: Frederick Smith created the FedEx package delivery service. The company, which processes about 3.3 ...