secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FORWARD AIR CORP (FWRD)
CIK:        0000912728
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-10T20:40:14+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-047900
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Forward Air Executive Chairman Jerome Lorrain resigns; Christine Gorjanc appointed Chair
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- Jerome Lorrain resigned as Executive Chairman effective July 10, 2026, remains as board member.
- Christine M. Gorjanc appointed independent Chair of the Board.
- Lorrain's performance-based and special one-time equity awards forfeited; restricted stock awards amended to vest during board service.
- Lorrain did not receive 2026 annual equity award under non-employee director program.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828026047900/0001628280-26-047900-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000162828026047900/fwrd-20260710.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-047900

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