Nikola appoints Thomas Schmitt as CCO

Nikola announced the appointment of Thomas “Tom” Schmitt as CCO. As CCO, Schmitt will align Nikola’s commercial efforts to scale the company’s business. He will oversee the company’s sales, commercial operations, dealerships, service, customer success, and marketing functions. Schmitt brings to Nikola decades of transportation leadership, having served as CEO of Forward Air, CCO of Schenker, CEO of Purolator and FedEx Supply Chain and is a longtime board member for various well-known entities. Prior to Nikola, Schmitt served as President, Chairman and CEO of Forward Air, a major freight transportation business focused on North America. Under his leadership, Schmitt and his team led the company to profitable growth during the global COVID pandemic, with the share price more than tripling from early 2020 through December 2021.