FedEx appoints Nick Gennari as President, Healthcare

FedEx announced the appointment of Nick Gennari, Senior Vice President, Sales, as President, Healthcare effective July 16.

In this expanded role, Gennari will have leadership responsibilities for global healthcare sales and operations, and will oversee a team that continues to create value-added physical and digital solutions for the unique and dynamic needs of healthcare customers, says an official release.

"This appointment comes as the company has made significant strides expanding its healthcare portfolio to create innovative solutions that strengthen its support of healthcare customers around the world. Last month, the company opened its first European life sciences centre in the Netherlands. This state-of-the-art cooling facility is the sixth of its kind in the shipping giant’s global network, offering end-to-end supply chain solutions for temperature-sensitive medical storage and transport. Additionally, the company is accelerating the rollout of FedEx Surround, a monitoring and intervention service that leverages extensive FedEx data and machine learning to provide customers enhanced proactive visibility of their critical shipments."

Brie Carere, Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer, FedEx says: "FedEx is making supply chains smarter for everyone – including pharmaceutical, global clinical trials and medical device shippers. I am confident Nick’s extensive expertise positions FedEx to continue delivering unmatched global services, end-to-end solutions, and scalability to healthcare customers of all sizes.”

Gennari adds: "I am truly excited about what’s next for the FedEx global healthcare portfolio. Today, healthcare customers expect end-to-end solutions, supply chain insights, and quality oversight to support the day-to-day movement of their shipments. With recent enhancements, FedEx is exceptionally well positioned to meet and exceed those customer needs.”