Cathy Ross joined Ball Corporation’s board of directors in January 2018.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Ms. Ross was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, FedEx Express from 2010 until her retirement in July 2014. Prior to that, Ms. Ross was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of FedEx Express from 2004 until 2010; and Vice President, Express Financial Planning from 1998 to 2004. In the past five years, she has also served on the board of Avon Products, Rye, New York.
SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS, ATTRIBUTES, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
In the ten years she was Chief Financial Officer of FedEx Express, Ms. Ross was responsible for the company’s worldwide financial affairs, including financial planning, reporting and analysis, accounting and controls, global financial service centers, business technology, and long-range strategic planning. She was involved in all aspects of the business, including significant capital expenditures, major labor negotiations, network planning, operations performance, and business acquisitions and integration. She led restructuring programs for the company which captured significant savings and transformed the finance function’s systems, processes, and skill sets as CFO. She has extensive experience leading people and businesses with critical quality, service, and sustainability elements. Ms. Ross’ career with FedEx began in 1984 as a senior financial analyst and she held roles of increasing responsibility during her tenure at FedEx. She also taught leadership development courses for all levels of FedEx management and was in charge of network planning for the global FedEx customer service organization during points in her career. Prior to joining FedEx, Ms. Ross worked for Kimberly-Clark Corporation and a subsidiary of Proctor and Gamble in financial roles. She holds a master’s degree in business administration with concentration in finance from the University of Memphis and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Christian Brothers University in Memphis. Ms. Ross’s executive leadership roles, experience with a large, complex, global organization and financial experience, as well as service on other public company boards make her well qualified to serve as a director.
Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee