FedEx has announced that its China President, Xu Baoyan, has been named on Fortune China's "2025 Most Powerful Women" list. This recognition highlights Xu's leadership and achievements in advancing FedEx's presence in the Chinese market. Her efforts include optimizing logistics solutions, improving customer service quality, and promoting sustainable development practices. Notably, Xu is the only female leader from the air logistics industry to receive this honor this year.
Xu Baoyan plays a crucial role in FedEx's strategic growth in China. Under her guidance, the company has expanded its business operations and market reach within the country. She focuses on local strategic goals to ensure long-term sustainable development by enhancing infrastructure, strengthening network capacity, and embracing digital innovation for an efficient supply chain system. As head of FedEx's sustainability projects in the Asia-Pacific region, she integrates sustainability into business practices to help achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. Additionally, as a female executive, Xu promotes diversity and inclusion within FedEx and advocates for women's leadership through public speaking and industry exchanges.
Fortune is one of the most influential media outlets in global business and finance. The "Most Powerful Women" list began in 2010 to showcase the intelligence, courage, resilience, and confidence of China's female business leaders. The selection criteria consider professional achievements and industry influence across various dimensions like driving enterprise growth and creating social value. Over more than a decade, it has become an important measure of female leadership in China's business world.