Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 23, 2002
D. SCOTT DAVIS is the Chief Financial Officer of United Parcel
Service, Inc. He is also a member of the UPS Management
Committee, which oversees the day-to-day management of the
company. As CFO, Mr. Davis is responsible for all activities
related to accounting, auditing, finance, financial planning,
taxes and treasury. He also acts as a liaison to the finance,
investor and analyst communities. UPS's sound financial
management and growth fuel the company's expansion into new and
complementary businesses that enable global commerce. A native of
Oregon, Mr. Davis earned a BS degree in Finance from Portland
State University. After completing college, he spent several
years with Arthur Andersen. Mr. Davis also completed an advanced
management program at the Wharton School of Business. He joined
UPS in 1986 when the company acquired Oregon technology company,
II Morrow'now UPS Aviation Technologies. He had served as the
Chief Financial Officer and then CEO of II Morrow. Beginning in
1991, Mr. Davis held positions of increasing responsibility as
Treasury Manager, Financial Reports and Plans Manager and
Accounting Manager. From late 1998 to early 2000, he served as
Chief Executive Officer of Overseas Partners, Ltd., a Bermuda
reinsurance company. Mr. Davis then rejoined UPS as its Vice
President of Finance. In that position, he was responsible for
banking, investments, mergers and acquisitions, tax and investor
relations. Mr. Davis joined the UPS Management Committee and
assumed his current position in 2001. He serves on the Finance
Committee of the Georgia Council on Economic Education and
recently completed a term on the Accounting and Finance Committee
of the American Trucking Associations. He is also a Certified
Public Accountant. Profile
and the organization at United Parcel Service looks like today?
Mr. Davis: UPS is certainly the largest transportation company
