Dubai: FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, is further increasing its presence in the UAE and expanding its commercial footprint in Dubai.
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FedEx Express opens new facility in Dubai
Office to house more than 200 employees
- Staff Report
- Published: 17:31 November 6, 2012
The new facility in Al Garhoud was officially inaugurated on Tuesday by Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline & Group, along with Gerald P. Leary, president of FedEx Express Europe, Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa, and David Ross, senior vice-president of FedEx Express Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa Operations.
The 59,000 square feet facility is a new office for more than 200 FedEx Express employees and houses a brand new operations station, the 24/7 customer service call centre and a retail service centre.
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