John Smith
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He believes that CEO John Smith will drive the change needed to improve margins.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
When Captain John Smith and the British colonists first came to the Jamestown colony in Virginia in the early 17th century, he recorded two goldsmiths, a jeweler and two refiners on the ship, Gordon says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
The company said John Smith, the incoming president and chief executive of FedEx Freight, will also serve on the board, along with eight independent directors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
But it was the Labour leader John Smith who finally gave John Prescott political room to breathe, with a key role in selling modernisation to the party and unions.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
One could trace the illusory properties of the Potomac’s waters all the way back to John Smith, who first explored the mouth of what the Algonquin Indians had named “Petomek,” meaning “trading place,” in 1608.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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