Mr. Vander Ploeg has served on the board of directors of Knight-Swift since 2017 and currently serves as our lead independent director. He currently serves as Founder and President of Dutchman Advisors, LLC, a management consulting and private investment company. Mr. Vander Ploeg previously served on the board of directors of Swift from 2009 to 2017. Mr. Vander Ploeg is the retired Executive Vice President and CFO of School Specialty, Inc., a distributor of products and curriculum solutions in the education marketplace, where he served from 2008 until 2013. Prior to that role, Mr. Vander Ploeg spent 24 years at Schneider National, Inc., 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. He is a past board member at The Clearwing Group, Energy Bank, Inc., Bellin Psychiatric Hospital, Dutchland Plastics Corp., and Carson Dellosa. Mr. Vander Ploeg holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting and a Master's degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Mr. Vander Ploeg's qualifications to serve on our Board include his extensive experience in the transportation and logistics services industry and his past public company and finance and audit experience provide us with valuable insight on public company practices. Further, Mr. Vander Ploeg brings to our Board structure independent oversight, collaboration with management and stockholders, and ongoing attention to governance and Board succession initiatives as our lead independent director and Chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Age 67 | Director Since 2009 | Independent: Yes Committee: Audit, Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair), Executive Other Current Company Boards: None