$FWRD

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Company Executives

$FWRD Management Team

Mr. Douglas Smith

Chief People Officer

Age 55

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. Joseph Tomasello

Chief Information Officer

Age 47

Compensation $1.104M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Eric Brandt

Chief Commercial Officer

Age 44

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. Michael Hance

Chief Legal Office

Secretary

Age 53

Compensation $1.996M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Jerome Lorrain

Executive Chairman of the Board

Age 49

Compensation $139.7K USD

Sex Male

Mr. Shawn Stewart

Chief Executive Officer

Director

Age 51

Compensation $4.564M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Jamie Pierson

Chief Financial Officer

Age 55

Compensation $1.709M USD

Sex Male

Mr. James Faught

Chief Accounting Officer

Age 43

Compensation -

Sex Male

Name / Title	Age	Compensation	Sex
Mr. Douglas Smith Chief People Officer	55	-	Male
Mr. Joseph Tomasello Chief Information Officer	47	$1.104M USD	Male
Mr. Eric Brandt Chief Commercial Officer	44	-	Male
Mr. Michael Hance Chief Legal Office Secretary	53	$1.996M USD	Male
Mr. Jerome Lorrain Executive Chairman of the Board	49	$139.7K USD	Male
Mr. Shawn Stewart Chief Executive Officer Director	51	$4.564M USD	Male
Mr. Jamie Pierson Chief Financial Officer	55	$1.709M USD	Male
Mr. James Faught Chief Accounting Officer	43	-	Male

Board of Directors

From the proxy statement filed Apr 29, 2026

Directors

serving now

Independent

5 of 7

stated in the proxy

Average tenure

1.8 years

from year joined

CEO also chairs the board

Jerome Lorrain

Director	Age	On board	Independent	Committees	Other public boards	2025 pay
Dale W. Boyles	65	2024 2 years	Independent	Audit	None stated	$240,000
Christine M. Gorjanc	69	2024 2 years	Independent	Audit · Chair Compensation	Polestar	$240,549
Jerome Lorrain Board chair	50	2024 2 years	Not independent	Executive · Chair	None stated	Not stated
Shawn Stewart CEO	52	2024 2 years	Not independent	Executive	None stated	Paid as CEO
Paul Svindland Lead independent director	55	2025 1 year	Independent	Compensation	None stated	$221,566
Charles L. Anderson Leaving at the meeting	Not stated	Not stated	Independent	Compensation	None stated	$225,000
Robert L. Edwards, Jr. Leaving at the meeting	Not stated	Not stated	Independent	Executive Corporate Governance and Nominating · Chair	None stated	$230,549

Each director opens the passage of the proxy that names them. "Not stated" means the proxy does not say; it never means "no". Pay is the proxy's Director Compensation table; the CEO is paid as an executive.

3 disclosed in the proxy filed Apr 29, 2026

Charles L. Anderson

Board nominee of the Major Stockholders; Partner at REP, an affiliate of former direct and indirect equity holders of Omni

Amount not stated

Nominated to the Board by the Major Stockholders under the Stockholder Agreements; acquired beneficial ownership of Company securities in connection with the Omni Acquisition.

With REP Open in proxy

Robert L. Edwards

Board nominee of the Major Stockholders; Managing Partner at REP

Amount not stated

Nominated to the Board by the Major Stockholders under the Stockholder Agreements; acquired beneficial ownership of Company securities in connection with the Omni Acquisition.

With REP Open in proxy

Justin Osborne

son of Timothy Osborne, Executive Vice President of Operations

Approximately $571,500

2025

Employment as Vice President of Operations (non-executive officer), reviewed and approved by the Audit Committee; compensation consisted of base salary and an award of performance shares.

With the Company Open in proxy

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Company Executives

$FWRD Management Team

Mr. Douglas Smith

Mr. Joseph Tomasello

Mr. Eric Brandt

Mr. Michael Hance

Mr. Jerome Lorrain

Mr. Shawn Stewart

Mr. Jamie Pierson

Mr. James Faught

Board of Directors

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