Corporate Board Profile
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| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2024-03-26 | Mr. Leathers has over 30 years of experience in the transportation and logistics industry, and 25 of those years have been at Werner. Throughout his tenure at Werner, Mr. Leathers has held integral executive management roles leading multiple organizational service offerings, including the establishment and development of Werner’s Mexico cross-border operations, oversight for the asset operating group and leading the launch of Werner Global Logistics, which encompassed transportation management and freight movement within intermodal, ocean, air and brokerage. Mr. Leathers holds an economics degree from Princeton University. The Board nominated Mr. Leathers, in part, due to his experience as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a public company and his 30 years of experience in the transportation sector, including extensive experience working with labor. Mr. Leathers currently serves as the Chairman of Werner, as the Chairman of the American Transportation Research Institute, is on the Executive Committee for the American Trucking Associations, is on the Executive Board of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, is on the Executive Committee for United Way of the Midlands and is a Board of Trustee for Creighton University. Mr. Leathers is also the Founder and National Director of PlaySmart, a non-profit organization that helps youth realize their academic and life potential through sports. |
| 2025-03-25 | Derek J. Leathers; Age: 55; Director Since: 2024; Committees: Member of the Audit Committee; Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; Member of the Safety and Compliance Committee; On the date of his election to the Board, Mr. Leathers received an award of 1,545 vested shares, representing approximately $118,300 of value based on the stock price as of the date of the award; The holdings of the directors are summarized in the table entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” below. |
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| 2021-04-02 | DEREK J. LEATHERS, 51, was appointed by our Board of Directors in May 2020 to fill a directorship vacancy and appointed Vice Chairman of the Board. Mr. Leathers has been our President since 2011 and Chief Executive Officer since May 2016, and he currently serves in both positions. ... Mr. Leathers serves on the board of directors of the American Transportation Research Institute, is a founder and board member of PlaySmart, and is a board member and Executive Committee member of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, among others. ... The Audit Committee is currently comprised solely of five of our seven independent directors. ... Mr. Leathers was appointed to the Board of Directors on May 31, 2020. ... The Director Compensation for 2020 table presents the compensation of each individual serving as an independent director during 2020 for service on our Board and its committees. ... Mr. Leathers is a director and named executive officer, and the compensation paid to each of them by the Company is discussed in the Executive Compensation section and provided in the Summary Compensation Table. ... The Summary Compensation Table shows Mr. Leathers' total compensation for 2020 as $4,810,029. |
| 2022-04-01 | DEREK J. LEATHERS, 52, was appointed by our Board of Directors in May 2020 ... Mr. Leathers has been our President since 2011 and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") since May 2016 ... Derek J. Leathers currently serves as our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer ... Only independent directors on our Board receive compensation for their service as one of our directors. ... Derek Leathers was a director and named executive officer, and the compensation paid to him by the Company is discussed in the Executive Compensation section and provided in the Summary Compensation Table. |
| 2023-04-03 | Derek J. Leathers serves as our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. He is not an independent director and does not receive compensation for Board service. Board Committee Membership and 2022 Meetings Held table shows he is on Audit Committee. Executive Compensation section and Summary Compensation Table provide his compensation as an executive officer. |
| 2024-04-03 | Derek J. Leathers is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The Board has affirmatively determined that all members of and nominees to our Board are independent except for Mr. Leathers. Director Compensation for 2023 table notes that directors who are employees do not receive compensation for Board service. |
| 2025-03-31 | Derek J. Leathers, 55, is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, serving as Chairman since May 2021 and CEO since May 2016. ... The Board has four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the ESG Committee, and the Governance Committee. ... Only independent directors on our Board receive compensation for their service as one of our directors. Directors who are employees of the Company do not receive any compensation for their service on our Board. Derek Leathers is a director and named executive officer, and the compensation paid to him by the Company is discussed in Executive Compensation and provided in the Summary Compensation Table. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-10-12