Washington, D.C. - The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) is proud to announce its President & CEO, Javier Palomarez, has been elected to the Forward Air Corporation’s (NASDAQ: FWRD) Board of Directors. Also elected alongside Palomarez were Thomas S. Albrecht, Ana B. Amicarella. Palomarez took the helm at the USHCC in 2009 with over twenty years of corporate and marketing experience, including leadership positions at Allstate Insurance Corporation, Sprint, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A.  Since December 2015, he has also been a director of MasTec, Inc., a leading infrastructure company (NYSE: MTZ). USHCC Chairman, Don Salazar said: “On behalf of the entire USHCC family, I am extremely proud of Javier and I congratulate him on this milestone - A historic first for any sitting USHCC president. I am confident that he will bring the same business acumen and exemplary leadership to his role on the Forward Air board that he continues to exhibit every day as the chief executive of the USHCC.” Bruce A. Campbell, Chairman, President & CEO of Forward Air Corporation, commented “Thomas, Ana and Javier are all highly qualified and experienced professionals. We are pleased to welcome them to the Forward Air board and look forward to benefitting from their extensive business expertise and counsel as we continue to execute against our business objectives and take action to create value for our shareholders.”