William G. Margaritis

Biography

Bill Margaritis is a business consultant and investor. He oversaw corporate branding, internal and external communications, government relations and corporate responsibility programs for Hilton Worldwide. Margaritis previously served as senior vice president for FedEx Corporation for 16 years, overseeing reputation management, investor relations, public relations, employee communications and CSR programs for FedEx Corp. and its subsidiaries globally.

Prior to joining FedEx, Margaritis was vice president of Bechtel International, based in London and was responsible for managing public relations and marketing communications for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Southwest Asia. He also worked in Washington, D.C., and Athens, Greece, for separate divisions of the company. Margaritis also has broad experience in government affairs through positions with Occidental Petroleum, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Michigan State Senate. In 1984, Margaritis served as deputy director of the Reagan-Bush re-election campaign for the state of Michigan.