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FedEx CEO Describes How Fred Smith Chose His Successor
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1:41Now PlayingFedEx President and CEO Raj Subramaniam recounts how Fred Smith, the company's founder, unexpectedly asked him to become CEO during a flight to Los Angeles and later gave him freedom to reshape the company. Subramaniam is on this week's episode of "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer to Peer Conversations." This interview was recorded April 29 at the Economic Club of Washington.
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