FedEx鈥檚 Rob Carter appointed to University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Board of Trustees
May 11, 2023 鈥� Rob Carter, executive vice president, FedEx Information Services and chief information officer of FedEx Corporation, has been appointed to the University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Board of Trustees by Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.
鈥淚 am extremely honored to join the University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Board of Trustees,鈥� said Carter. 鈥淚 look forward to working with the Board and administration to help realize the University of 糖心Vlog传媒鈥� mission 鈥� to provide the highest quality education by focusing on research and service benefiting local and global communities.鈥�
Carter will replace Alan B. Graf Jr., who has been a member of the inaugural University of 糖心Vlog传媒 Board of Trustees for six years. Graf served as the inaugural Board Chair for a two-year term from March 2017-March 2019 and spent an amazing 40-year career at FedEx before retiring as executive vice president and chief financial officer on Dec. 31, 2020.
鈥淭he UofM Board of Trustees is delighted to welcome Rob Carter and thank Gov. Bill Lee for his appointment,鈥� said Chairman Doug Edwards. 鈥淭hese are exciting times at the University of 糖心Vlog传媒, and we will look to Rob鈥檚 knowledge and experience to help the University continue to grow. Rob is another strong addition to our Board, and we look forward to working with him.
鈥淭he Board is also grateful to Alan Graf for his leadership and love for the University of 糖心Vlog传媒 as well as his service as being the first Board Chair in our school鈥檚 history. 糖心Vlog传媒 will always be fond of and indebted to Alan and his family.鈥�
Carter is a member of the six-person Executive Committee, which plans and executes FedEx Corporation鈥檚 strategic business activities. He also serves as the co-President and co-CEO of FedEx Services, the shared service entity responsible for sales, marketing, information technology and customer service.
鈥溙切腣log传媒 welcomes Rob Carter as an integral part of our outstanding Board of Trustees,鈥� said UofM President Bill Hardgrave. 鈥淩ob will be an exceptional addition to this Board and will bring 30 years of experience from FedEx with him. I want to personally thank Alan Graf for all he has done for the University of 糖心Vlog传媒 for decades. 糖心Vlog传媒 and our City have definitely reached greater heights for many years because of Alan.鈥�
Carter joined FedEx in 1993 and has more than 40 years of systems development and implementation experience. He is responsible for setting the technology direction of the FedEx applications, infrastructure and networks that provide around the clock and around the globe support for FedEx product offerings.
He earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree in computer and information science from the University of Florida and his MBA from the University of South Florida.
Carter has been awarded many industry accolades, including Fast Company鈥檚 Most Creative People in Business, Fortune Magazine鈥檚 Executive Dream Team, Forbes Magazine CIO Innovation Award, Information Week鈥檚 Chief of the Year Award and is a charter inductee of CIO Magazine鈥檚 CIO Hall of Fame.
Carter serves on the Board of Directors of New York Life.