Thomas Schmitt biography
Thomas Schmitt serves as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to joining Forward Air, he served as Management Board Member and Chief Commercial Officer for DB Schenker, a Global Logistics Company from June 2015 to July 2018. From January 2013 to April 2015, Mr. Schmitt was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aqua Terra, a Canadian provider of natural spring water. From 2010 to 2012, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Purolator, a Canadian parcel and freight transportation company. Prior to joining Purolator, Mr. Schmitt spent 12 years at FedEx in Memphis, Tennessee where he served as Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Supply Chain and Senior Vice President of FedEx Solutions. Prior to his time with FedEx, Mr. Schmitt held senior roles at McKinsey & Company. He has been a Non-Executive Director of the Ferguson Plc board since February 2019. Mr. Schmitt also served on the board of directors of Dicom Transportation Group from January 2014 to June 2018, Zooplus AG, from June 2013 to May 2016, and Univar, Inc., from August 2008 to May 2013. Mr. Schmitt holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and received his BA in European Business Administration from Middlesex University.
What is the salary of Thomas Schmitt?
As the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Forward Air, the total compensation of Thomas Schmitt at Forward Air is $1,332,720. There are no executives at Forward Air getting paid more.
