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( BW)(TN-FDX-LOGISTICS)(FDX) FDX Logistics Selects Global Logistics Veteran to Head FDX Supply Chain Services

    Business Editors

    MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 1999--FDX Logistics, Inc., a subsidiary of FDX Corp., (NYSE:FDX) announced the appointment of Gary D. Gilbert to the position of president & chief executive officer at its FDX Supply Chain Services unit.
    "Gary is one of the most respected leaders in the global logistics market, and we are very fortunate to have him on our team. Gary's mission will be to use his extensive global experience to build FDX Supply Chain Services into a powerhouse in the global logistics market," said Joe McCarty, president and chief executive officer of FDX Logistics.
    Gilbert joins the company from Sea Land Logistics, Inc., where he served as president since 1996. Gilbert has been with Sea Land for 23 years, serving in various sales and operations positions in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and North America. He holds a Bachelor's degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a Masters of Science degree in Engineering from State University of New York.
    FDX Logistics, through its operating subsidiaries FDX Supply Chain Services and Caribbean Transportation Services, delivers integrated supply chain solutions for customers in targeted industries. FDX Supply Chain Services, a recognized leader in the contract logistics marketplace, offers global transportation management services, just-in-time logistics programs, contract warehousing, dedicated transportation services and finished goods distribution. Caribbean Transportation Services provides time certain airfreight services between Puerto Rico, the United States, and Canada.
    FDX Corp., a $17 billion holding company, provides comprehensive transportation, logistics, e-commerce and supply chain management solutions. Its principal operating subsidiaries are Federal Express Corp., the world's largest express transportation company; RPS Inc., North America's second largest business-to-business ground small-package carrier; Viking Freight Inc., a less-than-truckload carrier operating principally in the western U.S.; Roberts Express Inc., a critical-shipment carrier; and FDX Logistics Inc., a contract logistics provider.
    NOTE TO EDITORS: FDX Corp. press releases are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.fdxcorp.com.

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