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FedEx CIO named one of “The 100 Most Creative People in Business”

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Fast Company magazine has named Robert B. Carter, executive vice president of Information Services and chief information officer of FedEx Corporation, to its list of “The 100 Most Creative People in Business” in its June issue.

The magazine cites the company’s innovation and recent development of SenseAware (SM) powered by FedEx, a next generation, first-of-its-kind information service that combines a GPS sensor device and a web-based collaboration platform. Carter ranks No. 18 on a list that includes executives from Apple, Nike and Microsoft, along with leaders in the arts such as director James Cameron and performer Lady Gaga.

“The selections we’ve made reflect the breadth of new ideas and new pursuits at play in our business landscape,” said Fast Company editor Robert Safian.

The June issue of Fast Company is on newsstands beginning June 1, 2010.To read the profile on Carter in Fast Company, visit http://www.fastcompany.com/100/2010/18/rob-carter. . To learn more about SenseAware, visit senseaware.com.