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title: "Forward Air names Christine Gorjanc independent board chair as Jerome Lorrain steps down as executive chairman"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/292356439.md"
description: "Forward Air announced that Executive Chairman Jerome Lorrain resigned effective July 10, 2026, remaining on the board as a director. Concurrently, current board member Christine M. Gorjanc was named independent chair. Lorrain's restricted stock awards will continue vesting, but his performance-based equity awards, including those tied to a strategic review, were forfeited upon the effective date."
datetime: "2026-07-10T20:41:30.000Z"
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# Forward Air names Christine Gorjanc independent board chair as Jerome Lorrain steps down as executive chairman

-   Forward Air said Executive Chairman Jerome Lorrain resigned effective July 10, 2026, staying on the board as a director. \* Christine M. Gorjanc, a current board member, was named independent chair effective the same day. \* Lorrain’s outstanding restricted stock awards will keep vesting while he remains on the board. \* His performance-based equity awards, including a one-time award tied to the strategic review, will be forfeited on the effective date. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Forward Air Corporation published the original content used to generate this news brief via EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Ref. ID: 0001628280-26-047900), on July 10, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here

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