HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD)
Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Industrials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for HTLD
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTLD | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director | 56 | ["Public Company Officer or Key Employee", "Financial Reporting", "Industry", "Risk Management", "Information Security", "Governance"] | [] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| WTBA | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | 52 | ["Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Heartland Express, Inc.","extensive experience as the head of a public company","familiarity with the eastern Iowa business community"] | ["Compensation"] | 2022 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Michael J. Gerdin has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since 2011. Mr. Gerdin does not serve on any committees of the Board. He was appointed President in 2006. Mr. Gerdin served as the Company's Vice President of Regional Operations from 2001 until 2006. From 1998 to 2001, he was President of A & M Express, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. From 1983 until 1998, Mr. Gerdin held a variety of positions within the Company, including positions in the operations, sales, safety, maintenance and driver recruiting departments. Mr. Gerdin previously served on the Board of Directors of the Iowa Motor Truck Association, an educational and advocacy group for the trucking industry. Mr. Gerdin served as a director of West Bancorporation and West Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of West Bancorporation, Inc., from 2013 to 2023. Mr. Gerdin serves on the Iowa State University College of Business Dean's Advisory Council. Under his leadership as CEO the Company has grown from $529 million in annual revenue to $806 million. The selection of Mr. Gerdin was based upon, among other things, his 42 years of industry experience and expertise, in addition to his exemplary leadership during a period of growth and in all roles in which he has served as an employee and director of the Company.