9. Bill Margaritis, SVP of worldwide comms and IR, FedEx
['07 rank – #15]
Once known as only an air-express carrier, FedEx is now synonymous with full-service transportation offerings. Bill Margaritis remains crucial in the image evolution of a company with $33 billion in annual revenues and more than 275,000 employees and contractors worldwide. Margaritis, who has the ear of FedEx president and CEO Fred Smith, is one of the PR discipline's most enthusiastic champions, constantly touting how PR can impact ...