LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION
market, logistics companies like FedEx are beginning to benefit from its hard-earned reputation for reliability.
The path forward now relies on adaptability, as every element of the supply chain, from first-mile collection to last-mile delivery, is under scrutiny as trade partners and consumers keep their eyes on efficiency, sustainability and service quality.
That said, FedEx’ s 2025 results speak for themselves, pointing to a company in transition as it achieved its cost reduction target of US $ 2.2bn and targets a further US1 $ bn in transformation savings next year.
The company’ s presence across 220 countries and territories links three million shippers with 255 million recipients, positioning it at the heart of the world’ s logistics system.
Kawal Preet, the company’ s Asia- Pacific President, has worked for FedEx for 28 years. She credits her upbringing in 1970s India, as well as her early exposure to science, with the shaping of her career. Kawal holds an electrical engineering degree from Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology and is among only a handful of women designing logistics networks at scale.
A journey of determination“ Growing up as a woman in a smaller town in India during the 1970s forged my resilience and perspective,” Kawal explains.
“ At Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology in Bhopal, I was one of only six women in a class of 60
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