DR. NIEL B. NIELSON - Corporate Board Profile

COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2011-04-05	Dr. Niel B. Nielson, 57, has served as a director since 2003 and currently serves as Chairman of our Compensation Committee and as a member of our Audit Committee. Dr. Nielson has been President of Covenant College since 2002. From 1997 until 2002, Dr. Nielson was the Associate Pastor of Outreach for College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. Dr. Nielson was a partner and trader for Ritchie Capital Markets Group, LLC from 1996 to 1997. Prior to 1996, Dr. Nielson served as an executive officer in various companies, including serving for two years as Senior Vice President of Chicago Research and Trading Group, Ltd., a company at which he was employed for nine years. Dr. Nielson holds a masters and Ph.D. in philosophy.
2012-04-04	Dr. Niel B. Nielson, 58, has served as a director since 2003 and currently serves as Chairman of our Compensation Committee and as a member of our Audit Committee. Dr. Nielson holds a masters and Ph.D. in philosophy. The Board of Directors believes Dr. Nielson's diverse executive and board experience have provided him with the know-how of what it takes to help organizations and businesses plan and expand for growth and have provided him with key skills in working with other directors, understanding board processes and functions, and overseeing management.
2013-04-19	Dr. Niel B. Nielson, 59, has served as a director since 2003 and currently serves as Chair of our Compensation Committee and as a member of our Audit Committee. Dr. Nielson has been President and CEO of Dew Learning, LLC, a global provider of digital and on-line educational products and services, since July 2012. Dr. Nielson was President of Covenant College from 2002 until July 2012. From 1997 until 2002, Dr. Nielson was the Associate Pastor of Outreach for College Church in Wheaton, Illinois. Dr. Nielson was a partner and trader for Ritchie Capital Markets Group, LLC from 1996 to 1997. Prior to 1996, Dr. Nielson served as an executive officer in various companies, including serving for two years as Senior Vice President of Chicago Research and Trading Group, Ltd., a company at which he was employed for nine years. Dr. Nielson holds investment company directorships, including 13 directorships of closed-end funds associated with the First Trust group of funds, 73 directorships of exchange-traded funds associated with the First Trust group of funds, four directorships of open-end funds associated with the First Trust group of funds, and one directorship of the First Defined Portfolio Fund, LLC. Such directorships include serving as a member of the audit, compensation, nominating and governance, and valuation committees of such funds. During the past five years, Dr. Nielson also has served as a director of the Maclellan Foundation, Inc., the Maclellan Center for Global Christian Education, the Covenant College Foundation, the Chalmers Center for Economic Development, Allied Arts of Chattanooga, and the Chattanooga Symphony and Opera. Dr. Nielson holds a master's degree and Ph.D. in philosophy. The Board believes Dr. Nielson's diverse executive and board experience have provided him with the know-how of what it takes to help organizations and businesses plan and expand for growth and have provided him with key skills in working with other directors, understanding board processes and functions, and overseeing management. The Board also believes the executive management and director positions that Dr. Nielson has held in for-profit and not-for-profit entities, including his experiences analyzing financial statements included in periodic reports filed with the SEC and overseeing of a significant budget at Covenant College as its President, have provided him with extensive financial experience and have made Dr. Nielson a valued member of our Audit Committee. The Board believes Dr. Nielson's executive experience and directorships with various compensation committees have qualified him well to serve as Chair of our Compensation Committee.