Cannon Express Appoints Attorney, C.P.A. to Board

Dean Cannon, chairman and president of Cannon Express Inc. in Springdale, announced on June 25 that two new members have been appointed to his company’s board of directors.

Glenn E. Kelley and Sam F. Fiser officially joined the board on June 13, Cannon said in a document filed with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.

“We’re excited to have them,” Cannon said. “They’re two great guys.”

Kelley is a principal lawyer with the Kelley Law Firm LLC in Rogers. He has been licensed to practice law in the state and federal courts in Arkansas since 1987 with primary emphasis on commercial transactions, commercial litigation, and employment matters.

Fiser is a CPA and 1971 graduate of the University of Arkansas’ business college. He began a career in public accounting serving both private and public companies with emphasis on financial services and transportation. In 1985, Mr. Fiser resigned his partnership in Arthur Young & Company and founded S.F. Fiser & Co. in Springdale.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, and is a former chairman of the Arkansas Savings and Loan Board.

Kelley and Fiser joined the existing board of four.

Cannon Express is an irregular-route truckload carrier that serves all 48 contiguous states, Canada, and Mexico with its fleet of approximately 825 trucks and 2,000 trailers.

Board of Directors for Cannon Express Inc. of Springdale

Director — Age — Position, Since

Dean G. Cannon — 59 — Chairman, president, 1986

Rose M. Cannon — 59 — Secretary, treasurer, 1986

Roy E. Stanley — 56 — Director, 1987

Uvalde R. Lindsey — 60 — Director, 1992

Sam F. Fiser — 53 — Director, 2001

Glenn E. Kelley — 39 — Director, 2001

Other executive officers

Officer — Age — Position, Since

Duane Wormington — 43 — Vice President of Finance, 1987

Larry L. Patrick — 55 — Vice President, 1991

Source: Filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.