Michael L. "Mike" Ducker the Fedex Freight President after 43yrs service is retiring Aug. 15 as announced by company. The new successor would be named soon.
Ducker native of Chattanooga joined FedEx Express in 1975 and served in frontline operations staff at the Memphis hub. He rose through operations rank in 1980s & handled international assignments staring 1991 as Vice-president for South Europe based out of Milan, Italy.
Ducker rose through the U.S. ground operations ranks in the 1980s and took a series of international assignments starting in 1991 as vice president of Southern Europe, based in Milan, Italy. He also served as vice president for South pacific & middle east region & senior vice president for Asia / Pacific region till 1999 . He was chief operating officer at Fedex Express for five years starting in 2009.