Forward Air Management

Management criteria checks 0/4

Forward Air's CEO is Shawn Stewart, appointed in Apr 2024, has a tenure of 1.08 years. total yearly compensation is $4.56M, comprised of 12.9% salary and 87.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.29% of the company’s shares, worth €1.30M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1 years and 1.3 years respectively.

Key information

Shawn Stewart

Chief executive officer

US$4.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage12.89%
CEO tenure1.1yrs
CEO ownership0.3%
Management average tenure1yr
Board average tenure1.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Shawn Stewart's remuneration changed compared to Forward Air's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$788m

Dec 31 2024US$5mUS$588k

-US$811m

Compensation vs Market: Shawn's total compensation ($USD4.56M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD809.71K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Shawn's compensation with company performance.


CEO

Shawn Stewart (49 yo)

1.1yrs
Tenure
US$4,564,259
Compensation

Mr. Shawn Stewart is Chief Executive Officer of Omni Logistics LLC from April 2024 and serves as its Interim Chief Revenue Officer since 2024. Mr. Stewart joined the Omni Logistics LLC in 2024. Mr. Stewart...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Shawn Stewart
CEO & Director1.1yrsUS$4.56m0.29%
€ 1.3m
Jamie Pierson
Chief Financial Officer1yrUS$1.71m0.015%
€ 65.5k
Joseph Tomasello
Chief Information Officer5.9yrsUS$1.10m0.096%
€ 424.3k
Michael Hance
Chief Legal Officer & Secretary17.3yrsUS$2.00m0.26%
€ 1.1m
James Faught
Chief Accounting Officerless than a yearno data0.021%
€ 91.5k
Douglas Smith
Chief People Officerless than a yearno datano data
Eric Brandt
Chief Commercial Officerless than a yearno data0.026%
€ 117.0k
1.0yrs
Average Tenure
49yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: FA2's management team is not considered experienced ( 1 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Shawn Stewart
CEO & Director1.1yrsUS$4.56m0.29%
€ 1.3m
Robert Edwards
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$209.40k0.0015%
€ 6.6k
Christine Gorjanc
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$164.04k0.023%
€ 101.4k
George Mayes
Independent Chairman of the Board4.2yrsUS$306.25k0.017%
€ 76.6k
Valerie Bonebrake
Independent Director7.3yrsUS$225.00k0.034%
€ 151.5k
Dale Boyles
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$164.04k0.023%
€ 101.4k
Laurie Tucker
Independent Director5.6yrsUS$235.00k0%
€ 0
Ana Amicarella
Independent Director7.8yrsUS$235.00k0.039%
€ 171.1k
Jérôme Lorrain
Independent Directorless than a yearUS$139.74k0.013%
€ 59.2k
Javier Polit
Independent Director4.2yrsUS$225.00k0.021%
€ 92.4k
Michael Hodge
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$209.40k0.26%
€ 1.2m
Charles Anderson
Independent Director1.3yrsUS$209.40kno data
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: FA2's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/29 02:27
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/29 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Forward Air Corporation is covered by 19 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Garrett HollandBaird
Christopher KuhnBenchmark Company
Kenneth HoexterBofA Global Research