Reported Wednesday, Forward Air Appoints Jamie Pierson As Permanent CFO And James Faught As Chief Accounting Officer

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).