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2004 Press Releases
Taipei, March 29, 2004 – FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company, today announced the appointment of Scott Williams to the position of Managing Director of Operations for FedEx Express in Taiwan. Williams will be responsible for planning, directing and overseeing FedEx's corporate strategies in Taiwan.
Williams replaces Jimmy Chen who is transferring to FedEx's Asia Pacific regional office in Hong Kong as Managing Director, Process Engineering. Assuming his new role, Chen will be in charge of end-to-end planning and engineering support to deliver superior solutions and customer experience.
"We deeply appreciate Jimmy's leadership and efforts devoted to FedEx in Taiwan over the past years," said David Ross, Vice President, North Pacific Region. "To reinforce our continued commitment to the Taiwan market and bring FedEx's operations to the next level, we must maintain our aggressive pace in the process of globalization by leveraging talents with international experience. We are confident that Scott's experience and track record will prove invaluable in creating greater value in our services to customers and positioning the business for future growth."
"FedEx has secured a leading role in the Taiwan market and it is my honor to be with the company," said Williams. "I look forward to continuing Jimmy's success and working closely with the local team to further broaden relationships with our customers while strengthening our services to meet the ever-changing market needs."
Williams further stated," It is an exciting road ahead for FedEx customers. The Taiwan market has always played an indispensable role within the FedEx global and Asia network. FedEx is committed to this market and fully supports the role of Taiwan as an important logistics centre with continued investments to enhance its service and network. Consistent with FedEx's "We-Live-To-Deliver"spirit, we provide customers fast, time-definite, and information-intensive world-class express delivery services. "
Williams brings more than 20 years of international experience. Prior to this appointment, he was the Acting Managing Director of Japan Operations. He first joined FedEx in 1996 as Senior Financial Analyst responsible for West Japan and Korea and was further promoted to Senior Manager, Airport Operations at Kansai in 1997.
Williams holds a Master Degree in International Management from the American School of International Management (Thunderbird) and a Bachelor Degree in Finance from the University of Oregon. Williams is proficient in both English and Japanese.
FedEx Express
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), connects areas that generate 90% of the world's gross domestic product in one to three business days with door-to-door, customs-cleared service. The company's unmatched air route authorities and infrastructure make it the world's largest express transportation company, providing fast, reliable and time-definite transportation of more than 3.1 million items to 215 countries each working day. FedEx employs approximately 139,000 employees and has more than 50,000 drop-off locations, 643 aircraft and approximately 43,000 vehicles in its integrated global network.
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