ACU Dec-18 Final LR

EXECUTIVE MOMENTS
Raj Subramaniam is new President & CEO of FedEx
Raj Subramaniam
M E M P H I S , Te n n e s s e e : R a j
Subramaniam has been named the
new president & CEO of FedEx Express
following the retirement of the
company's head David Cunningham
on December 31, 2018.
Subramaniam was the executive
vice president, chief marketing and
communications officer of FedEx
Corporation before he was named to
his new post that took effect on
January 1, 2019. He has been with the
company for over 27 years, holding
various executive level positions.
He began his career in Memphis and
David Cunningham
subsequently moved to Hong Kong,
where he oversaw marketing and
customer service for the Asia Pacific
region. He then took over as president
of FedEx Express in Canada before
moving back to the U.S. as senior vice
president of international marketing.
He was promoted to EVP marketing
in 2013 at FedEx Services, prior to
being named executive vice president
a n d c h i e f m a r k e t i n g a n d
communications officer at FedEx
Corporation in 2017.
Cunningham began his FedEx
career in 1982 in operations at the
FedEx Express World Hub in Memphis,
Tenn. Over his more than 36-year
career, he held numerous leadership
positions across the FedEx Express
operating company in multiple
regions, including chief operating
officer and president—international,
FedEx Express Asia Pacific chief
financial officer, and regional
president of the Asia Pacific region.
Most recently as president and CEO
of FedEx Express, Cunningham has
been responsible for the leadership
and direction of the FedEx Express
group, which includes FedEx Express
and TNT.
David J. Bronczek, president and
chief operating officer, FedEx
Corporation, thanked Cunningham for
his distinguished services while
expressing his optimism in Raj's global
vision for growth for the company.
Brie Carere, a more than 17-year
F e d E x v e t e r a n , w i l l s u c c e e d
Subramaniam as executive vice
president, chief marketing and
communications officer of FedEx
Corporation.
ATM has new chief as World Travel Market
names new portfolio director
DUBAI: The World Travel Market
portfolio, which includes the Dubaibased
Arabian Travel Market (ATM), is
getting a boost with the appointment
of French national Claude Blanc as
new portfolio director.
In his new role, Blanc takes on the
overall responsibility for all events in
the World Travel Market—WTM
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International Travel & Tourism
Awards, ATM, WTM Latin America
and WTM Africa.
Blanc has 25 years experience in the
industry and was the CEO at the Parisbased
Travel & Co, a tour operating
group which he founded in 2007
before his appointment.
“Having been a sponsor, an
exhibitor and a visitor at many travel
trade shows, I bring a client
perspective, an international network
and a digital culture. It's an exciting
time to come on board, as the WTM
Portfolio is set to smash last year's
achievement of $7 billion worldwide
industry deals,” said Blanc.
Blanc will now report to Nick
Pilbeam, Divisional Director, Reed
Travel Exhibitions, a travel industry
stalwart, with more than 17 years of
FTSE 100 experience in the travel
industry with corporate giants such as
British Airways, Iberia and Avios.
Claude Blanc
ATM 2019, taking place at Dubai
World Trade Centre from 28 April – 1
May 2019, will adopt cutting-edge
technology and innovation as its
spotlight theme.