Director, Investor Relations
FedEx Corporation

 
Biography
Stephen D. Hughes is staff director, Investor Relations for FedEx Corporation. He has primary responsibility for institutional investors in the western United States and the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, Hughes oversees the company's quarterly earnings releases, annual proxy distribution and Investor Relations Web site. He has been a member of the FedEx Investor Relations team since 1995.

Hughes joined FedEx in 1982 as a part-time package handler in operations, and later worked as a financial analyst supporting the Human Resources and Finance divisions, and as a senior financial analyst overseeing the company's business planning process.

In 2010, he was named the Best IR Professional in the Airfreight & Surface Transportation industry by buy-side analysts and portfolio managers, according to a survey by Institutional Investor Magazine. He ranked second in the same survey in 2011.

A native of Memphis, Hughes earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in finance from the University of Memphis. He is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute.