Fred Smith, who founded and led the company as CEO for nearly 50 years, died Saturday at the age of 80. Former employees said he was a hands-on executive with an uncanny eye for making aircraft deals.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small ...

Smith ended up taking FedEx public a year after our story, and grew it into a true giant over five decades at the helm. By the time Smith stepped down as CEO in 2022, at age 77, FedEx’s market ...

Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx (FDX) and pioneer of overnight delivery, has died at 80. Market Domination hosts Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton discuss Smith's legacy, FedEx's future, and how new ...

Frederick W. Smith, visionary of FedEx. The last time I saw Fred Smith was just a few weeks ago, at a meeting in Nashville. We were taking a quick break from an intense dialogue with leaders ...

3 minute read FedEx’s visionary founder Fred Smith, seen here being given a tour around Subic freeport zone by then-President Fidel V. Ramos and then SBMA chief Richard J. Gordon, has died.

Two of FedEx founder Fred Smith's daughters Samantha "Sam" Atkinson (staff director, global public policy-government affairs at FedEx) and Molly Heussenstamm (better known as Molly Smith, a movie ...