James E. Casey
Jim Casey is the founder of United Parcel Service (UPS), which he established in 1907 in Seattle as the American Messenger Company with $100 in capital. He built UPS into a global package delivery enterprise and later co-founded philanthropic organizations including Casey Family Programs and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. He is recognized as a legendary American businessman who revolutionized package delivery across the globe.
“Stan Shih (Acer), Amadeo Giannini (Bank of America), Larry Hillblom (DHL), George Eastman (Kodak), Fred Smith (FedEx), Jerry Yang (Yahoo), Carlos Slim (América Móvil), Jorge Paulo Lemann (3G Capital), Aristotle Onassis (Olympic Maritime), Harland David Sanders (KFC), James Dyson, Lorenzo Zambrano (CEMEX), Jim Casey (UPS), Li Ka-Shing (CK Hutchison), Frank Lowy (Westfield), Alfred Krupp all lost parents in childhood or adolescence.”
Source→“"Jim Casey (UPS)... Named in the list of founders who lost a parent in childhood/adolescence."”
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