FedEx appoints Jamere Jackson as chief financial officer

Oct 26 (Reuters) - FedEx on Monday appointed Jamere Jackson as chief financial officer, effective November 30.

Jackson will step down as CFO of AutoZone on November 25.

“During Jamere’s six-year tenure at AutoZone, he was a key contributor in helping shape the strategies we implemented to drive record sales, earnings," the automotive parts retailer’s CEO Phil Daniele said.

At FedEx, Jackson succeeds Claude Russ, who has been the interim finance chief since June 1, after John Dietrich stepped down, following FedEx Freight’s spinoff into a publicly traded company.