Vice President of Operations, Caribbean, Central America, and Global Service Providers
FedEx Express Latin America and Caribbean Division
Basil Khalil is the Vice-president of Operations for FedEx Express Latin America and Caribbean Division. Based in Miami, Khalil manages a diverse team of more than 1,400 operations personnel that work in the CCA Region. The CCA Region consists of 39 countries and territories located in the Caribbean and Central America.
Khalil joined FedEx Express in 1997 as a financial analyst for the Financial Planning and Analysis department, where he was quickly promoted for leading a corporatewide initiative to identify international growth strategies. As a manager, he was responsible for implementing the global cash handling and control system and rolling-out electronic invoicing in the Caribbean. As a managing director, Khalil had responsibility for all aspects of IT software development, telecommunications, and network engineering for the Latin America & Caribbean (LAC) Division. Prior to his most recent role, Khalil had responsibilities for Planning, Engineering, Quality & Supply Chain for the Division.
He has been honored five times with the FedEx Five Star Award, the highest recognition bestowed on employees who demonstrate leadership, creativity, superior performance, and distinguished efforts in support of FedEx customers. In addition, Khalil was named to South Florida Business Journal’s 2013 prestigious list of ’40 Under 40’.
Prior to joining FedEx, he served as an operations analyst and senior systems analyst at Ryder Systems Inc. and later Ryder TRS.
Khalil earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami and is a current member of the University of Miami President’s Council. He serves on the Miami-Dade Beacon Council’s Board of Directors.
Vice President of Operations, Caribbean, Central America, and Global Service Providers
FedEx Express Latin America and Caribbean Division