Vice Admiral Nancy Norton and Stephen Gorman nominated to FedEx Board

FedEx Corporation announced that retired Navy Vice Admiral Nancy A. Norton and Stephen E. Gorman have been nominated for election to the FedEx Board of Directors at the FedEx Corporation Annual Meeting of Stockholders on September 19, 2022.

Vice Admiral Norton led the Department of Defense’s cyber activities, where she was responsible for organizing, training, and equipping members of the military and civilian staff and command and control of joint forces to secure, operate, and defend the Department of Defense Information Network. She served as Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and developed extensive cybersecurity programs for naval fleets and their activities throughout Europe and the Asia Pacific. Admiral Norton was commissioned in 1987 through the Navy Officer Candidate School and served multiple tours for the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, including as a director overseeing information warfare.

Gorman retired as the chief executive officer of Air Methods Corporation, a domestic provider in the air medical market, in 2020. Prior to his role as CEO at Air Methods, he served as president and chief executive officer of Borden Dairy Company and executive vice president and chief operating officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc. Throughout his career, Gorman has held other executive leadership positions including for Greyhound Lines, Inc., Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., and Northwest Airlines Corp. Gorman was nominated for election to the FedEx Board of Directors pursuant to the cooperation agreement between FedEx and the D. E. Shaw group announced on June 14, 2022.

“Nancy and Steve will be tremendous assets to the FedEx Board of Directors,” said Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp. executive chairman and chairman of the board. “They have proven leadership skills and extensive expertise that will complement the existing skill set of our Board of Directors and provide great value to FedEx.”

If elected, Admiral Norton will serve on the Cyber and Technology Oversight Committee and the Compensation and Human Resources Committee. Gorman will serve on the Governance, Safety, and Public Policy Committee and the Cyber and Technology Oversight Committee.

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