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10 FedEx finance leaders
These ten current and former FedEx finance leaders, including CFOs of FedEx Ground and FedEx Services, have held CFO, finance vice president, strategic finance and controller roles at the company. A reader can learn how FedEx approaches financial planning, controllership and finance for its business units and regions.
Professionals to explore
01—10Claude Russ
LinkedInExperience: Enterprise Vice President, Finance · FedEx Corporation
Enterprise Vice President, Finance at FedEx Corporation since July 2023; his profile summary describes him as enterprise vice president and interim chief financial officer, overseeing the corporation's global financial functions including strategic financial planning, corporate development and investor relations. His profile also lists Senior Vice President Finance and CFO at FedEx Freight (2016–2018) and Staff Vice President - Strategic Finance at FedEx (2012–2016).
Darren J. Cantrelle
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Finance - Latin America and Caribbean · FedEx
Vice President of Finance - Latin America and Caribbean at FedEx since 2016; his profile describes leading the FedEx Express finance organization for the Latin American and Caribbean division ($1B+ revenues, 400+ organization). He was previously Managing Director - International Tax - Latin America at FedEx (2010–2015), and his listed specialties include M&A, international tax and structuring, financial planning, treasury and controllership.
Elise Jordan
LinkedInExperience: EVP - CFO · FedEx
Former EVP - CFO at FedEx (May 2016–July 2024); her profile headline reads EVP - CFO at FedEx Express, Retired, and lists the role in Finance & Accounting at C-Level. At FedEx she also held SVP - CFO (2014–2016) and Sr. Vice President -Strategic and Financial Planning & Analysis (dated 1983–2014), and she has been an Independent Director at Waste Connections since 2019.
Mark McGough
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President & CFO · FedEx Services
Retired Senior Vice President & CFO at FedEx Services, according to his profile headline. The profile dates his Senior Vice President & CFO role at FedEx Services from January 2010 to December 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee, and places it in the Finance & Accounting department at C-Level.
Michelle Nelson Miller
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Finance · FedEx
Former Senior Vice President Finance at FedEx (May 2016–March 2024); her profile headline reads Ret. Senior Vice President Finance at FedEx Express. At FedEx she also held Vice President, Strategic & Financial Planning (2010–2016) and VP, Operations (2009–2010), and she was VP CFO at FedEx Trade Networks (dated 1993–2010).
Neil Lanasa
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · FedEx Ground
Chief Financial Officer of FedEx Ground since June 2022. His profile also lists Senior Vice President Finance & CFO Elect at FedEx Ground (2022), Senior Vice President Finance at FedEx Ground (2018–2022), Vice President - Finance & CFO at FedEx (2017–2018) and Managing Director - Finance at FedEx Ground (2014–2017). His summary cites negotiation, operations management and pricing strategy skills in the package and freight delivery industry.
Sherry Hawkins
LinkedInExperience: Corporate Vice President Strategic Finance · FedEx Corporation
Corporate Vice President Strategic Finance at FedEx Corporation since January 2020, in the Finance & Accounting department in Memphis. Her profile also lists Corporate Vice President at FedEx Corporation & CFO at FedEx Services (2020–2022), Staff Vice President Strategic Finance at FedEx Corporation (2017–2020) and Director Strategic Finance at FedEx (2010–2016).
Sheryl Price
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Corporate Controller · FedEx Corporation
Vice President Corporate Controller at FedEx Corporation since October 2024; her summary describes her as a global finance executive with experience across controllership. At Kimberly-Clark her profile lists Sr. Director - Assistant Corporate Controller (2022–2024), Americas Financial Controller (2021–2022) and EMEA Financial Controller (2019–2021).
Tom Holland
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Finance · FedEx Trade Networks
Former Senior Vice President Finance at FedEx Trade Networks (2014–2021), a role his profile describes as CFO of FedEx Trade Networks (global freight forwarding, brokerage and other transportation services). His profile also lists VP Finance at FedEx (2009–2014), VP Finance at FedEx Express (2002–2009), CFO of the North Pacific Region at FedEx Express (2000–2002) and Managing Director of Investor Relations at FedEx (1991–1997).
Tracy G. Schmidt
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · FedEx
Former Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at FedEx, a role his profile dates 1980–2004; his summary describes 24 years in finance and operations at FedEx in Memphis, including CFO of FedEx Express. He was then Group President Alternative Investments and Enterprise CFO at CNL Financial Group (2004–2018) and has been Founder of Morning Star Advisory, LLC since 2018.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's scope to your question, since a business-unit CFO sees budget and investment trade-offs while controllers and strategic finance leaders see how planning and reporting run day to day. Check each role's dates so you know whether the person's FedEx experience reflects the current finance organization or an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does FedEx's finance organization set budgets and targets for its operating companies?
- 02What controls and reporting processes matter most when consolidating results across FedEx business units and regions?
- 03How do FedEx finance leaders evaluate pricing, cost and capital investment decisions?
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