There are 4 article(s) tagged John A. Smith:

• January 2026

  • FedEx announces board members for freight division, timeline for spinoff

    FedEx Corp. aims to make FedEx Freight a standalone, public company starting in June.

    By Steve Bohnel January 16, 2026

• May 2025

  • FedEx chooses insider to lead Freight spinoff

    John A. Smith is considered one of FedEx’s best operators. One analyst said, “What do you do? Put in a jockey that’s never won the derby on a horse, or do you put in a jockey that won a dozen derbies?”

    By Jane Roberts May 20, 2025

• July 2022

  • FedEx’s Network 2.0 initiative a ‘fundamental’ shift in operations

    At its most recent meeting of shareholders and analysts, the Memphis-based company announced it is no longer interested in keeping its networks separate. Instead, FedEx wants to benefit from their overlap. 

    By Rob Moore July 08, 2022

• January 2021

  • FedEx Ground CEO retiring

    Henry J. Maier, the president and CEO of FedEx Ground who has worked for the company more than 35 years, is retiring.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 26, 2021