---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-031285"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FWRD"
cik: "0000912728"
company_name: "FORWARD AIR CORP"
filed_at: "2024-07-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T23:25:41.709505+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Forward Air appoints Jamie Pierson permanent CFO, James Faught as CAO effective July 3, 2024

## Summary
- Jamie Pierson, interim CFO since May 2024, named permanent CFO; base salary $625K, target bonus 75%.
- James Faught appointed CAO; base salary $350K, target bonus 35% with equity grants.
- Pierson receives one-time RSU grant of $500K and one-time cash bonus of $250K.
- Appointments support integration of Forward Air and Omni Logistics, says CEO Shawn Stewart.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-031285
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FWRD
- cik: 0000912728
- company_name: FORWARD AIR CORP
- filed_at: 2024-07-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828024031285/0001628280-24-031285-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828024031285/fwrd-20240703.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-031285
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-031285.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-031285.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jamie G. Pierson was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at FORWARD AIR CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the appointment of Jamie G. Pierson as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer on a permanent basis
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828024031285/0001628280-24-031285-index.htm
- Executive change
  James Faught was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at FORWARD AIR CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: the appointment of James Faught as Chief Accounting Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828024031285/0001628280-24-031285-index.htm

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