Based in Singapore, Ujiie spearheads the overall planning and execution of corporate strategies and operations. He manages over 11,500 team members in more than 30 markets including Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Based in Singapore, Ujiie spearheads the overall planning and execution of corporate strategies and operations. He manages over 11,500 team members in more than 30 markets including Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Prior to his current role, Ujiie was Regional Vice President of North Pacific and Vice President of FedEx Supply Chain, Asia Pacific, a role he assumed in 2005. He was responsible for orchestrating corporate strategies and operations in the North Pacific, covering Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Guam and Saipan.
Ujiie’s journey with FedEx began in 1992 in Japan, where he served as Service Engineer and was primarily responsible for business and infrastructure expansion plans in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Over the years, he ascended through the ranks where he was appointed Senior Service Engineer in 1994, Manager of North Pacific Regional Planning and Engineering in 1995. Two years later, he was promoted to Managing Director of North Pacific Regional Planning and Engineering and was responsible for business and infrastructure planning, service quality improvement, regional airline scheduling, process automation systems design and operations efficiency improvement. In 2002, he took the helm as Managing Director of Japan, Guam and Saipan, overseeing more than 900 employees and steering the air, ground and supply chain logistics operations of these markets to success.
Before joining FedEx, Ujiie honed his skills as an engineer for Hitachi Maxell America, Ltd., where he was responsible for quality control and production efficiency improvements.
Born in Hokkaido, Japan in 1967, Ujiie moved to the U.S. in 1972, spending 20 years in Georgia. In 1990, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. In 2006, he earned his MBA from Northwestern Kellogg School of Management and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Ujiie is an avid golfer since the age of 11 and finds joy in international travel with his family.