FedEx picks transportation industry veteran for CFO
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Just under a month after announcing CFO Michael Lenz was retiring, FedEx appointed air cargo industry veteran John W. Dietrich as its new finance chief.
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CFO Dive
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Just under a month after announcing CFO Michael Lenz was retiring, FedEx appointed air cargo industry veteran John W. Dietrich as its new finance chief.
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