Rajesh Subramaniam is the CEO and President of the
FedEx Corporation. Prior to this position, he held many organizational management and marketing roles in Asia and the US at FedEx.
He moved to the United States on a scholarship to
Syracuse University and earned an
MS in chemical engineering in 1989.[7][8] He also earned an
MBA from the
University of Texas at Austin during the
early 1990s recession.[9] His father retired as DGP of Kerala and his mother as Additional director, Kerala health services.[2] His Wife Uma and his brother Rajeev also work in
FedEx.[2]
Career
Subramaniam joined FedEx in 1991 as an associate
marketing analyst. He quickly rose through the ranks and held several management and marketing roles in Asia and the US. Beginning in 1996, he served as the Vice-President of Marketing at FedEx Express in the
Asia-Pacific region, and was then appointed as the regional president of Canada in 2003. From 2013 to 2019, he served as the Executive VP, marketing and communication.[10][11]
In late 2018, he was promoted to the CEO of FedEx’s legacy Express business.[12] After retirement of
David J. Bronczek in 2019, Subramaniam was named the
COO.[13][14] He joined the FedEx board in January 2020.[9][15]
In March 2022, FedEx announced that Subramaniam will replace founder
Fred Smith as the President and CEO, effective June 1st.[16][17][18]