Shawn Stewart is Chief Executive Officer of Forward Air Corp (FWRD). The company reported total compensation of $5,561,309 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $900,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,037,990 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $617,400 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $5,919 |
| Total | $5,561,309 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Forward Air Corp filed April 29, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-051569.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $9,324,117 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-3,762,808 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 12th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 8 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Forward Air Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn Stewart this page | Chief Executive Officer | $5,561,309 |
| Jamie Pierson | Chief Financial Officer | $3,139,966 |
| Jerome Lorrain | Executive Chairman | $1,466,762 |
| Michael Hance | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $1,363,519 |
| Eric Brandt | Chief Commercial Officer | $1,286,226 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Forward Air Corp compensation brief.
Shawn Stewart's compensation sits inside Forward Air Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.