Board of Directors

Mr. Knight has served as the Chairman of the board of directors of Knight since 1999 (including as the Executive Chairman since January 2015) and served as the CEO of Knight from 1993 through December 2014, and currently serves as a full time executive officer of the Company in his role as Executive Chairman. He has been one of our officers and directors since 1990. From 1975 to 1984 Mr. Knight served in various roles at Swift, then from 1986 to 1990 as Executive Vice President of Swift, and concurrently from 1988 to 1990 as President of Cooper Motor Lines, Inc., a former Swift subsidiary. Mr. Knight currently serves on the board of directors and Executive Committee of the American Trucking Associations.

Mr. Knight served as Vice Chairman of Knight’s board of directors since 2004. Mr. Knight served as Knight’s President from 1993 to 2004, and has been one of our officers and a member of our Board since 1990. From 1975 until 1990, Mr. Knight was employed by Swift, where he was an Executive Vice President.

Mr. Garnreiter served as a member of Knight’s board of directors since 2003. Mr. Garnreiter served as treasurer of Shamrock Foods Company, a privately held manufacturer and distributor of foods and food-related products based in Phoenix, Arizona, from August 2012 until his retirement in December 2015. From January 2010 until August 2012, Mr. Garnreiter was a managing director of a Scottsdale-based financial consulting organization, Fenix Financial Forensics LLC, which provides financial analysis, forensic accounting, litigation support, and other dispute resolution services to a variety of businesses and organizations. Mr. Garnreiter is also the Chairman of the board of directors and chair of the audit committee of Taser International, Inc., a manufacturer of non-lethal protection devices; chair of the audit and governance committees for Amtech Systems, Inc., a supplier of horizontal diffusion furnace systems; and a member of the board of directors of Banner Health Systems, a nonprofit multistate hospital system based in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Garnreiter also formerly served as the sole director of Syntax Brillian Corporation, a dissolved company that designed, developed, and distributed high definition televisions and as chair of the audit committee and member of the nominations and governance and compensation committees for IA Global, Inc., an Asian business processes outsourcing company. He was previously the managing member of Rising Sun Restaurant Group LLC from 2006 until January 2010 and President of New Era Restaurants, LLC from 2008 until 2009, both of which are privately held restaurant operating companies. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Garnreiter was also formerly the Executive Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer of Main Street Restaurant Group, Inc. (“Main Street”), a publicly held restaurant operating company. Prior to joining Main Street, Mr. Garnreiter served as a general partner of Arthur Andersen LLP (“Arthur Andersen”). Mr. Garnreiter began his career with Arthur Andersen in 1974 after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from California State University at Long Beach. In 1986, he became the managing partner of Arthur Andersen’s Tucson, Arizona office, and he was a senior audit partner at Arthur Andersen from 1986 to 2002. Mr. Garnreiter is a Certified Public Accountant in California and Arizona and became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 2010.

Ms. Munro served as a member of Knight’s board of directors since 2005. She is a principal of BridgeWest, LLC, a private equity investment company specializing in wireless technology companies, a position she has held since 2003. Ms. Munro was the Chairperson of BridgeWest from 1999 until 2003. Prior to BridgeWest, Ms. Munro spent 20 years at Bank of America Corporation where she held a variety of senior executive positions. From 1996 to 1998, Ms. Munro served as CEO of Bank of America’s Southwest Banking Group and was President of Bank of America Arizona from 1994 to 1996. Ms. Munro has served on the board of directors of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, the holding company of Arizona Public Service and Pinnacle West Energy, since 2000. Ms. Munro also serves on the board of Premera Blue Cross, a privately held health insurance company. Ms. Munro served on the board of Capitol Bancorp Limited, a Michigan-based multi-bank holding company, from 2002 to 2006, and she served on the board of directors of Flow International Corporation, a manufacturer of industrial tools, from 1996 to September 2011.

Mr. Jackson served as the Chief Executive Officer of Knight and a member of Knight’s board of directors since January 2015. He has served as Knight’s President since February 2011. Mr. Jackson previously served as Knight’s Chief Financial Officer from 2004 until May 2012. He has been with Knight since 2000. Mr. Jackson served as Knight’s Treasurer from 2006 to February 2011 and Knight’s Secretary from 2007 to February 2011. Prior to his appointment as the CFO, Mr. Jackson served in several positions at Knight between 2000 and 2004.

Ms. Roberts Shank served as a member of Knight’s board of directors since February 2016. Ms. Roberts Shank currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Chas Roberts A/C and Plumbing, Arizona’s largest residential air conditioning installer, a position she has held since 2000. In this position, she oversaw Chas Roberts’ rapid expansion during the housing boom in the early 2000s and guided the company through difficult market conditions during the housing market crash in 2008. She also has leadership experience in corporate acquisitions, employee and independent contractor benefits, and fleet management and insurance. For her role at Chas Roberts, Ms. Roberts Shank was named the 2014 CEO of the Year by the ACE Awards, in addition to previously being named one of Arizona’s most dynamic women in business, winning the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce Impact Award, and being a named a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. In addition, Ms. Roberts Shank has served in multiple civic and community roles, including as the treasurer of the National Charity League for six years and currently serving on the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Phoenix and the City of Phoenix planning commission.

Mr. Synowicki served as a member of Knight’s board of directors since February 2016. Mr. Synowicki has served in multiple roles with Werner Enterprises, Inc., a publicly traded national trucking company, for over 25 years. Mr. Synowicki most recently served as Executive Vice President of Driver Resources at Werner from December 2010 until December 2015, where he oversaw recruitment and other critical professional driver initiatives. Prior to December 2010, Mr. Synowicki served in a variety of other positions at Werner, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Information Officer. Mr. Synowicki has also served as a member of the Board of the American Trucking Associations and the Truckload Carriers Association. Mr. Synowicki is a Certified Public Accountant and currently serves on the board of directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield — Nebraska, as Finance Committee Chairman and a member of the Audit Committee.

Mr. Vander Ploeg served as a director of Swift’s board of directors since September 2009. Mr. Vander Ploeg is the retired Executive Vice President and CFO of School Specialty, Inc. (“School Specialty”), where he served from April 2008 until December 31, 2013. In January 2013, School Specialty filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Prior to that role, Mr. Vander Ploeg spent 24 years at Schneider National, Inc. (“Schneider”), a provider of transportation and logistics services and was Executive Vice President and CFO from 2004 until his departure in 2007. Prior to joining Schneider, 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. Mr. Vander Ploeg currently serves on the boards of directors of Energy Bank, Inc., and Bellin Psychiatric Hospital. 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.

Mr. Dove was appointed to the board of directors of Knight-Swift in connection with our acquisition of AAA Cooper Transportation, a leading less than truckload carrier, and has served as a member of the board of directors of Knight-Swift since 2021. Mr. Dove joined AAA Cooper Transportation (our subsidiary since July 2021) in 1994 and served multiple roles within the company, including currently serving as Chief Executive Officer. He is involved in many civic, educational and charitable boards both nationally and in his home state of Alabama. Mr. Dove earned his Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain from Auburn University.

Mr. Hobson has served as a member of the board of directors of Knight-Swift since 2021. Since 2019, Mr. Hobson has served as the Senior Vice President of North America Flood Insurance for Chubb Insurance, LTD, a publicly traded property and casualty insurance company. From 2017 through 2018, Mr. Hobson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of National Flood Services, a provider of business process services in flood insurance. From 2015 through 2017, Mr. Hobson served as Executive Vice President of Aon National Flood Services, a financial service and insurance company. From 2004 to 2013, Mr. Hobson held many roles, including Principal, with the Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, where he served as an advisor to C-suite executives of Fortune 500 companies, providing counsel on a wide range of topics, including competition, growth, turnaround, and talent. Mr. Hobson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration, both from Stanford University.