internal
Raj Subramaniam
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
4 yr
8 reports
FedEx Corporation ·FDX
Three major operating companies report directly to the CEO
Transportation · Fortune #44 · Divisional structure · 530K employees · Memphis, TN
View as of:
6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
2.8
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
flat for 530K emp
3.3 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
67%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-05-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$87.9B
Operating income
$5.2B
Net income
$4.1B
Total assets
$87.6B
Shares out
236M
Sourced from FedEx Corporation DEF 14A · filed 2025-08-18
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Three major operating company CEOs report directly to the FedEx CEO. This page maps FedEx’s divisional structure, executive leadership, recent CFO transition, and the impact of the planned FedEx Freight spin-off, with analysis and peer comparison.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Claude F. Russ joined as Interim Chief Financial Officer
Appointed effective June 1, 2026.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Appoint Permanent CFO Conclude the external search and appoint a permanent CFO reporting to the CEO.
- Complete FedEx Freight Spin-off Remove FedEx Freight leadership from the FedEx corporate structure following the spin-off.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Richard W. Smith
Chief Executive Officer, FedEx Express
FedEx Express
3 yr
0 reports
internal
John Smith
Chief Executive Officer, FedEx Ground
FedEx Ground
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Brie Carere
Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
FedEx Services
6 yr
0 reports
internal
Claude F. Russ
Interim Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
0 yr
2 reports
Gina F. Adams
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Legal
5 yr
0 reports
Trampas T. Gunter
Corporate Vice President, Corporate Development and Treasurer
Corporate Development
4 yr
0 reports
The businesses
How FedEx Corporation divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
FedEx Express
280K employees
CEO, FedEx Express (Richard W. Smith)
Global air express transportation and international parcel delivery network.
FedEx Ground
200K employees
CEO, FedEx Ground (John Smith)
North American ground parcel delivery and e-commerce logistics.
FedEx Services
50K employees
EVP, Chief Customer Officer (Brie Carere)
Centralized sales, marketing, customer experience, and IT services.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Three major operating company CEOs report directly to FedEx’s group CEO, creating a visibly divisional structure.
FedEx Express and FedEx Ground each operate with substantial autonomy, while FedEx Services centralizes sales, marketing, and customer functions. This structure reflects the company’s strategy of operational focus within each network while preserving enterprise-level governance over finance, legal, and capital allocation. The pending spin-off of FedEx Freight further sharpens this divisional emphasis.
- Divisional CEOs report directly to group CEO
- Interim CFO appointed amid Freight spin-off
The comparison
How FedEx Corporation stacks up
Compared with UPS, which operates under a more unified functional model, FedEx maintains clearer separation among operating companies. DHL Group similarly uses divisions but with stronger regional overlays. Amazon Logistics remains deeply integrated within Amazon’s broader functional hierarchy. FedEx’s structure is …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
FedEx Corporation
3 levels
4 levels
DHL Group
5 levels
6 levels
XPO Logistics
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
FedEx Corporation — no COO — no CAIO
DHL Group — no COO — no CAIO
XPO Logistics ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant change is the CFO transition to interim CFO Claude Russ amid the planned FedEx Freight spin-off.
- new
- reorg
- departedJohn W. Dietrich Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Announced April 13, 2026; stepping down June 1, 2026 and departing July 31, 2026.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2025-08-18
- CEO
- Raj Subramaniam
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 4.1 yr
Leadership focused on integrating networks ahead of the Freight spin-off.
Named executive officers (5)
- Raj Subramaniam - President and CEO since 2022
- John W. Dietrich - EVP and CFO since 2019
- Gina F. Adams - EVP, General Counsel since 2021
- Brie Carere - Chief Customer Officer since 2019
- Richard W. Smith - CEO, FedEx Express since 2022
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2024-08-15
- CEO
- Raj Subramaniam
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3.6 yr
Stable executive team under the new CEO.
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2023-08-16
- CEO
- Raj Subramaniam
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 2.9 yr
First full year of Raj Subramaniam as CEO.
Year-over-year changes
The executive team remained stable while preparing for the Freight spin-off.
- CEO span: 7 → 7
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 3.6 → 4.1 yr
- reorg FedEx Freight - Spin-off preparation (DEF 14A, 2025-08-18)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of FedEx Corporation?
Raj Subramaniam has served as President and CEO of FedEx Corporation since June 2022.
What type of organizational structure does FedEx Corporation use?
FedEx uses a divisional structure with major operating companies such as FedEx Express and FedEx Ground.
How many direct reports does FedEx's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct enterprise and operating company reports.
How has FedEx's leadership changed recently?
In 2026, CFO John Dietrich announced his departure and Claude Russ was appointed interim CFO amid the FedEx Freight spin-off.
Who reports directly to FedEx's CEO?
The CEO’s direct reports include the CEOs of FedEx Express and FedEx Ground and enterprise leaders such as the CFO and General Counsel.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Apr 13 2026
- 8-K Filing, Mar 12 2026
- SEC EDGAR: FedEx Corporation DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: FedEx Corporation 10-K Annual Report
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FedEx Corporation. DEF 14A. Filed 2025-08-18. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Permanent URL: https://creately.com/org-chart/fortune-500/fedex/ · last updated 2026-04-01