Cathy ross fedex biography
As CFO and Executive Vice President of FedEx Express, Ms. Ross was responsible for the company's worldwide financial affairs, including financial planning.
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Cathy Ross, Executive Vice President and CFO, FedEx Express May 20, 2013PINK Notes
Small Town Values, Big City Success
By Meghan Miranda and Mary Welch
FedEx Express Executive Vice President and CFO Cathy Ross remembers as a small child “whites only” bathrooms and not being allowed to sit at lunch counters.
But, she has never used her skin color or gender as a crutch.
The daughter of a farmer and second-grade teacher, who was one of the first African Americans to teach white students, comes from humble beginnings.
Ross drove a tractor, was a member of 4-H and raised chickens during her childhood in Henderson, TN.
She credits these experiences with making her the woman she is today.
“We had small-town values, hard work and strong ethics,” says Ross.
“My childhood, not just my family, but my small town, set up my foundation for life.”
“You had respect for people and the belief that all people can make it,” a
