FedEx Corp has named Gina Adams as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective September 24. She became general counsel-elect on September 1 and will take on her new role to succeed Mark Allen, who will move into a senior adviser role for the company until his retirement on December 31.
Adams joined FedEx in 1992 as a managing attorney for international regulatory affairs and has since been promoted through multiple international government and regulatory affairs leadership positions until her most recent role as corporate vice president for government and regulatory affairs in Washington, DC.
According to her LinkedIn profile, before joining FedEx she spent nine years in the US Department of Transportation, most recently as an attorney adviser in the office of the general counsel. In her new role, she will oversee all legal, security and government affairs activities globally for FedEx and its subsidiaries.
FedEx president and CEO Raj Subramaniam says in a statement: ‘Gina has played a central role in addressing many of the most important issues facing our company and advocating for policies that support our customers and our industry. I know her expertise and insights will be invaluable as a member of the FedEx executive committee and she will lead our world-class legal, government affairs and security teams in navigating complex environments as we transform FedEx for the future.’
Allen, who has been with the company for 42 years, announced his retirement in July. He joined FedEx in 1982 having previously been in private practice. Immediately before taking on the general counsel current role in 2017, he was based in Europe as senior vice president and international general counsel for FedEx Express.
In 1992 he moved to Toronto as the company’s general counsel for the Canadian region before moving to Hong Kong in 1996 as general counsel for Asia-Pacific. In 2000 he switched to Brussels and initially had the role of general counsel for the Europe, Middle East, Africa and Indian subcontinent region.
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