Swift Transportation Company Chairman Kevin Knight's 2019 pay slips 16% to $5.2M
Swift Transportation Company reports 2019 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 9, 2020
Swift Transportation Company reported fiscal year 2019 executive compensation information on April 9, 2020.
In 2019, five executives at Swift Transportation Company received on average a compensation package of $3.1M, a 12% decrease compared to previous year.
Kevin Knight, Chairman, received $5.2M in total, which decreased by 16% compared to 2018. 58% of Knight's compensation, or $3M, was in stock awards. Knight also received $950K in non-equity incentive plan, $950K in salary, as well as $276K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2019, the median employee pay was $46,648 at Swift Transportation Company. Therefore, the ratio of Kevin Knight's pay to the median employee pay was 112 to one.
David Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, received a compensation package of $4.6M, which decreased by 10% compared to previous year. 65% of the compensation package, or $3M, was in stock awards.
Adam Miller, Chief Financial Officer, earned $2.8M in 2019, a 6% decrease compared to previous year.
Gary Knight, Chairman, received $1.6M in 2019, which decreases by 16% compared to 2018.
Kevin Quast, Chief Operating Officer, earned $1.1M in 2019, a 9% decrease compared to previous year.