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IIT Bombay The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay or IITB) is a public research university and technical institute in Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is considered as one of the best engineering universities in India and is top ranked ...

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, occupation = CEO , years_active = 1991-present , organization =

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, predecessor = Fred Smith , successor = , awards = , website = , module = Rajesh Subramaniam is the CEO and President-elect of the

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. Prior to this position, he held many organizational management and marketing roles in Asia and the US at FedEx.

Early life and education

Subramaniam was born in

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

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, India to DGP C. Subramaniam and B. Kamalammal, a doctor. He attended the Loyola School in the city. At age 15, he moved to

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, where he attended

and graduated with a

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in chemical engineering in 1987. He moved to the United States on a scholarship to

and earned an MS in chemical engineering in 1989. He also earned an

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from the

during the

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Career

Subramaniam joined FedEx in 1991 as an associate

marketing analyst Marketing research is the systematic gathering, recording, and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data about issues relating to marketing products and services. The goal is to identify and assess how changing elements of the marketing mix i ...

. 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 Asia-Pacific (APAC) is the part of the world near the western Pacific Ocean. The Asia-Pacific region varies in area depending on context, but it generally includes East Asia, Russian Far East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Pacific Isla ...

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. In late 2018, he was promoted to the CEO of FedEx’s legacy Express business. After retirement of David J. Bronczek in 2019, Subramaniam was named the

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. He joined the FedEx board in January 2020. In March 2022, FedEx announced that Subramaniam will replace founder Fred Smith as the President and CEO, effective June 1st. He serves on the board of directors of FedEx Corporation,

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, the

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's China Center Advisory Board, US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, and the

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. He is also a member of the

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's Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness.

Personal life

Subramaniam is married to Uma who was a student at

IIM Ahmedabad Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad) is the world's number 1 business school, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The school has been accorded the status of an Institute of National Importance by Ministry of Human Resource ...

, when he was 24 years old. She was a FedEx employee for many years. Both his brother Rajeev and son Arjun Rajesh also work for the company.

References

External links

FedEx bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Subramaniam, Raj 1967 births Living people Businesspeople from Thiruvananthapuram Indian emigrants to the United States FedEx people IIT Bombay alumni Syracuse University College of Engineering and Computer Science alumni University of Texas at Austin alumni