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FedEx Archives: 1997 Press Releases
( BW)(FEDERAL-EXPRESS)(FDX) FEDERAL EXPRESS ANNOUNCES NEW SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT POSITIONBusiness Editors MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 1997--Federal Express Corp. has named G. Edmond Clark, 42, senior vice president of its newly created Operations Support and Engineering division. Clark's areas of responsibility include global trade services/customs, vehicle acquisition and maintenance, quality and process management, and field training. He also will focus on cross-divisional planning and operational issues that demand increased attention on a global basis. He will report to Theodore L. Weise, executive vice president - Worldwide Operations. "This new organization will align several of our key operational support and planning functions into one division and sends a strong signal about our constant effort to improve service as the global leader in express transportation. Ed's experience in the rapidly expanding Asia Pacific market will serve us well as we focus on these important pieces of our worldwide network," Weise said. Clark joined Federal Express as a financial analyst in 1983 after three years with W. R. Grace & Co. He held a number of management positions prior to his promotion in 1992 to vice president, Finance - Asia/Pacific. In 1994, he was promoted to vice president of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis. A native of Shelbyville, Tenn., Clark received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University and earned his master's degree in business administration from the University of Houston. In addition, Rohan E. Champion, 39, of Chatham, N.J. was named to the newly created was vice president of Corporate Strategy for Novell, Inc. Federal Express is the world's largest express transportation company providing fast and reliable services for more than 2.7 million items to 211 countries each working day. The company has more than 40,000 drop-off locations, employs approximately 127,000 people who operate an integrated global network of more than 560 aircraft, 38,000 vehicles and more than 500,000 Powership(R) and FedEx Ship(TM) automated shipping systems. Federal Express reported revenues of $10.3 billion for its fiscal year ended May 31, 1996. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Federal Express press releases are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.fedex.com. --30--md/na* eb/na CONTACT: Federal Express Corp., Memphis Greg Rossiter, 901/395-4440 or Jess Bunn, 901/395-5642 KEYWORD: TENNESSEE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CHANGES URL: http://www.fedex.com REPEATS: New York 212-752-9600 or 800-221-2462; Boston 617-236-4266 or 800-225-2030; SF 415-986-4422 or 800-227-0845; LA 310-820-9473 Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: http://www.businesswire.com |
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