People: Swift Transportation Co (SWFT.N)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

William Post

62 2010 Independent Chairman of the Board

Richard Stocking

43 2010 President

Jerry Moyes

69 2010 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Virginia Henkels

44 2010 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer

James Fry

51 2010 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary

Rodney Sartor

57 2011 Executive Vice President - National Network Planning

Kenneth Runnels

48 2011 Executive Vice President - National Operations of Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC

Steven Van Kirk

54 2012 Executive Vice President; President of Swift Intermodal, LLC

Glenn Brown

70 2010 Independent Director

Richard Dozer

56 2008 Independent Director

David Vander Ploeg

54 2009 Independent Director

Jason Bates

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Biographies

Name Description

William Post

Mr. William J. Post is an Independent Chairman of the Board of Swift Transportation Company since December 16, 2010. He is a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee and is Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. In addition to serving as Chairman of the Board for Swift Transportation Company, Mr. Post currently serves as a board member for Clear Energy Systems (Audit Committee Chair), First Solar, Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Audit Committee and Executive Committee Chair) and U.S. Airways. In April 2009, Mr. Post retired as Chairman and CEO of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (“Pinnacle West”) and retired from its board of directors in 2010. He joined Arizona Public Service in 1973 and held various officer positions at Arizona Public Service beginning in 1982, including Vice President and Controller, Vice President of Finance and Regulation, then in 1997 Chief Operating Officer, and President and CEO beginning in 1999. Mr. Post joined the board of Arizona Public Service in 1994 and the board of Pinnacle West in 1997. He became Chairman of the Board of Pinnacle West in 2001 and retired from the boards of both APS and Pinnacle West in April 2010. In addition Mr. Post received a Bachelor of Science degree from Arizona State University in 1973. Mr. Post also served as a member of the board of directors of Phelps Dodge Corporation from 2001 to 2007 where he served on the Compensation and Audit Committees and Chaired the Environmental Committee.

Richard Stocking

Mr. Richard Stocking is President of Swift Transportation Co., since July 2010. He is President and Chief Operating Officer of trucking subsidiary, Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC, since January 2009. Mr. Stocking served as Executive Vice President, Sales of Swift from June 2007 until July 2010. Mr. Stocking previously served as Regional Vice President of Operations of Swift’s Central Region from October 2002 to March 2005, and as Executive Vice President of the Central Region from March 2005 to June 2007. Prior to these roles, Mr. Stocking held various operations and sales management positions with Swift over the preceding 13 years.

Jerry Moyes

Mr. Jerry Moyes is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Swift Transportation Company.He served as CEO, President and Chairman of the Board from May 2007 when Mr. Moyes took the Company private, until Mr. Post was appointed as Chairman of the Board on December 16, 2010 in connection with initial public offering. In 1966, Mr. Moyes formed Common Market Distribution Corp., which was later merged with Swift Transportation, which he also founded. In 1986, Mr. Moyes became Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO of Swift Transportation, positions he held until 2005. In October 2005, Mr. Moyes stepped down from his executive positions at Swift Transportation, although he continued to serve as a Board member. Mr. Moyes has a history of leadership and involvement with the transportation and logistics industry, such as serving as past Chairman and President of the Arizona Trucking Associations, board member and Vice President of the American Trucking Associations, and a board member of the Truckload Carriers Association. Mr. Moyes graduated from Weber State University in 1966 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. The Weber State College of Education is named after Mr. Moyes.

Virginia Henkels

Ms. Virginia Henkels is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Treasurer of Swift Transportation Company. She has served as Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and CFO since May 2008 and as Corporate Secretary through May 2010. Ms. Henkels joined Swift in 2004 and, prior to her current position, was most recently the Assistant Treasurer and Investor Relations Officer. Prior to joining Swift, Ms. Henkels served in various finance and accounting leadership roles for Honeywell during a 12-year tenure. During her last six years at Honeywell, Ms. Henkels served as Director of Financial Planning and Reporting for its global industrial controls business segment, Finance Manager of its building controls segment in the United Kingdom, and Manager of External Corporate Reporting. Ms. Henkels completed her bachelor of science degree in finance and real estate at the University of Arizona, obtained her master’s degree in business administration from Arizona State University, and passed the May 1995 certified public accountant examination.

James Fry

Mr. James Fry is an Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Swift Transportation Company since May 2010. Mr. Fry joined Swift in January 2008 and prior to his current position he served as corporate counsel for through August 2008 when he became General Counsel and Vice President. For the five-year period prior to joining, Mr. Fry served as General Counsel for the publicly-traded company, Global Aircraft Solutions, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Hamilton Aerospace and Worldjet Corporation. In addition to the foregoing general counsel positions, Mr. Fry also served for eight years as in-house corporate counsel for both public and private aviation companies and worked in private practice in Pennsylvania for seven years prior to his in-house positions. Mr. Fry also served as a hearing officer for the county court in Pennsylvania. Mr. Fry received a bachelor’s degree with honors from the Pennsylvania State University and obtained his Juris Doctor from the Temple University School of Law. Mr. Fry is admitted to practice law in the State of Pennsylvania and is admitted as in-house counsel in the State of Arizona.

Rodney Sartor

Mr. Rodney K. Sartor is Executive Vice President - National Network Planning of Swift Transportation Co., since June 2011.He served as Executive Vice President of Western Region Operations from May 2007 to June 2011. Mr. Sartor initially joined in May 1979. He served as Executive Vice President from May 1990 until November 2005, as Regional Vice President from August 1988 until May 1990, and as Director of Operations from May 1982 until August 1988. From November 2005 until May 2007, Mr. Sartor served as Vice President of Truckload Linehaul Operations for Central Freight Lines, Inc.

Kenneth Runnels

Mr. Kenneth C. Runnels is Executive Vice President - National Operations of Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC., a subsidiary of Swift Transportation Co., since June 2011. He served as Executive Vice President of Eastern Region Operations from November 2007 to June 2011. Mr. Runnels previously served as Vice President of Fleet Operations, Regional Vice President, and various operations management positions from 1983 to June 2006. From June 2006 until his return to Swift, Mr. Runnels was Vice President of Operations with U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.

Steven Van Kirk

Mr. Steven Van Kirk is Executive Vice President of Swift Transportation Co., and President of Swift Intermodal, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, since September 2012. Prior to joining Swift, Mr. Van Kirk worked for Schneider National in the following capacities: Senior Vice President of Intermodal from September 2007 to August 2012, Group Vice President for strategic sales from February 2006 to September 2007, Vice President of sole source transportation management from 2003-2006 and as General Manager from 2001 -2002. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Van Kirk worked for Procter and Gamble in a variety of positions including customer service manager, site transportation manager and department reliability manager. Mr. Van Kirk attended the U.S. Military Academy West Point and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering in 1983. Mr. Van Kirk also received an M.A. in history from Yale University and an MBA in finance from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Mr. Van Kirk served on active duty as an officer in the armed services from 1983-1995 and the U.S. Army reserve from 1995-2004.

Glenn Brown

Mr. Glenn Brown is an Independent Director of Swift Transportation Company, since December 16, 2010. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In 2005, Mr. Brown retired as CEO of Contract Freighters Inc. (“CFI”), a U.S.-Mexico truckload carrier that was sold to Con-way Inc. in 2007, where Mr. Brown worked since 1976. During his tenure at CFI, Mr. Brown also served as President and Chairman. Prior to working with CFI, Mr. Brown was employed by Tri-State Motor Transit from 1966 through 1976. Mr. Brown serves on the boards of directors of Freeman Health System and the Joplin (Missouri) Humane Society.

Richard Dozer

Mr. Richard H. Dozer is an Independent Director of Swift Transportation co., since April 2008. He is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Dozer is the retired Chairman of GenSpring Family Office — Phoenix where he served from May 2008 until January 2013. Prior to this role, Mr. Dozer served as principal of CDK Partners from 2006 until 2008. Mr. Dozer served as President of the Arizona Diamondbacks League Baseball team from its inception in 1995 until 2006, and Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Phoenix Suns National Basketball Association team from 1987 until 1995. Early in his career, he was an audit manager with Arthur Andersen and served as its Director of Recruiting for the Phoenix, Arizona office. Mr. Dozer holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration — accounting from the University of Arizona and is a former certified public accountant. Mr. Dozer currently serves on the boards of directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Apollo Group and Viad Corporation. Mr. Dozer is presently or has previously served on many boards, including Teach for America — Phoenix, Greater Phoenix Valley of the Sun Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, Greater Phoenix Leadership, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, ASU-Board of the Dean’s Council of 100, Arizona State University MBA Advisory Council, Valley of the Sun YMCA, Nortrust of Arizona, and others.

David Vander Ploeg

Mr. David N. Vander Ploeg is an Independent Director of Swift Transportation Co., since September 2009. He is the Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Vander Ploeg has served as the Executive Vice President and CFO of School Specialty, Inc. (“School Specialty”) since April 2008. In January 2013, School Specialty filed for bankruptcy under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Prior to that role, Mr. Vader Ploeg spent 24 years at Schneider National, Inc., a provider of transportation and logistics services, and was Executive Vice President — CFO from 2004 until his departure in 2007. Prior to joining Schneider National, Inc., Mr. Vander Ploeg was a senior auditor for Arthur Andersen. Mr. Vander Ploeg holds a bachelor of science degree in accounting and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He is a past board member at Dutchland Plastics and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Jason Bates

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

William Post

--

Richard Stocking

1,086,830

Jerry Moyes

1,441,830

Virginia Henkels

640,492

James Fry

453,461

Rodney Sartor

506,086

Kenneth Runnels

458,289

Steven Van Kirk

--

Glenn Brown

--

Richard Dozer

--

David Vander Ploeg

--

Jason Bates

--
As Of 30 Dec 2012
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