Forward Air Charters Next Phase of Growth With Expansion of Financial Leadership Team
July 03 2024 - 2:13PM
Business Wire
Names Jamie Pierson as Permanent Chief
Financial Officer and Welcomes New Chief Accounting Officer
Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ: FWRD) (“Forward” or the
“Company”) announced the appointment of Jamie G. Pierson as
permanent Chief Financial Officer and James Faught as Chief
Accounting Officer, effective July 3, 2024. Mr. Pierson was
originally named interim Chief Financial Officer on May 20, 2024.
Mr. Faught joins the Company from EVO Transportation where he
served as CFO.
Shawn Stewart, the CEO, emphasized the strategic significance of
the new appointments, stating, “This expansion of our leadership
team is instrumental in navigating the financial integration of
Forward Air and Omni Logistics and creating a path to long-term
financial success.” He continued, “The investment we are making in
our finance and accounting teams demonstrates our commitment to
becoming one company with one mission and adds tremendous strength
to a best-in-industry unified senior leadership team.”
Mr. Pierson joined Forward, having most recently served as Chief
Financial Officer of MV Transportation, one of the nation’s largest
privately owned passenger transportation contracting companies in
North America. Prior to joining MV Transportation, Mr. Pierson held
various senior leadership positions, including Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Ecobat Technologies and
YRC Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW).
Mr. Faught joins Forward, having most recently served as Chief
Financial Officer of EVO Transportation. Prior to this role, Mr.
Faught served as Chief Accounting Officer at Yellow Corporation
(NASDAQ: YELL).
About Forward Air Corporation
Forward Air is a leading asset-light provider of transportation
services across the United States, Canada and Mexico. We provide
expedited less-than-truckload services, including local pick-up and
delivery, shipment consolidation/deconsolidation, warehousing, and
customs brokerage by utilizing a comprehensive national network of
terminals. In addition, we offer truckload brokerage services,
including dedicated fleet services, and intermodal, first- and
last-mile, high-value drayage services, both to and from seaports
and railheads, dedicated contract and Container Freight Station
warehouse and handling services. Forward also operates a full
portfolio of multimodal solutions, both domestically and
internationally, via Omni Logistics. Omni Logistics is a global
provider of air, ocean and ground services for mission-critical
freight. We are more than a transportation company. Forward is a
single resource for your shipping needs. For more information,
visit our website at www.forwardaircorp.com.
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provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
and are based on management’s belief or interpretation of
information currently available. These statements and assumptions
involve certain risks and uncertainties including the Company’s
expectations regarding the appointment of senior management
positions. Actual events may also differ from these expectations as
a result of the risks identified from time to time in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should consider
the forward-looking statements contained herein in light of such
risks. We assume no duty to update these statements as of any
future date.
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