Mr. Cowley was elected to the board of directors in July 2005. Mr. Cowley currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Swift Transportation Co., Inc. and is a member of Swift�s Board of Directors. Swift's trucking subsidiaries operate the largest fleet of truckload carrier equipment in the United States with regional and transcontinental operations throughout most of North America. Prior to joining Swift in March 2005, Mr. Cowley was a practicing attorney in the law firm of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P., Phoenix, Arizona since March 1990. Mr. Cowley's practice was concentrated in mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation including Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance, and corporate finance. Previously he was associated with Reid & Priest, New York, New York. Mr. Cowley is a graduate of Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York and of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah with a B.A. in Economics. Mr. Cowley is admitted to practice law in the States of Arizona and New York. |