Thomas Schmitt, the Forward Air CEO who put together the deal with Omni Logistics trashed by investors, is leaving the company. The post Thomas Schmitt out as CEO at beleaguered Forward Air appeared first on FreightWaves.
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By Will Feuer Forward Air Chief Executive Tom Schmitt has departed the company, weeks after the company agreed to move forward with its takeover of freight.
Change comes less than two weeks after completing the acquisition of Omni Logistics – a deal that at first was met with internal controversy and later nearly spiked entirely.
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