Under the Radar: FedEx’s Asia Pacific President sheds light on growth in Asia and its shifting of regional HQ from Hong Kong to Singapore

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Jan 23, 2025 · 29m

From making 186 deliveries on day one to about 17 million today. That’s a reflection of the growth of logistics giant FedEx through the years since it was first founded half a century ago in 1971. At that point in time, FedEx was known as the Federal Express Corporation, with the word “federal” suggesting an interest in nationwide economic activity in the US. Fun fact – it was meant to resonate with the US Federal Reserve Bank, which is a potential customer for the logistics player. You might have recalled us talking to FedEx over a year ago on the show, and today…