# Forward Industries, Inc.

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/forward-industries-inc |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 4 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Forward Industries, Inc.
- Display name: Forward Industries, Inc.

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-15T21:25:27.65364+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.409 |
| Record Quality | 0.833 |
| Directors | 5 |
| Committees | 2 |
| Governance events | 9 |
| Entity class | public_company |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED |
| board | PUBLISHED |
| committees | PUBLISHED |
| leadership | PUBLISHED |
| ownership | NOT_REVIEWED |
| financials | NOT_REVIEWED |
| capital_structure | PUBLISHED |
| compensation | NOT_REVIEWED |
| governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| audit | NOT_REVIEWED |
| legal | NOT_REVIEWED |
| risk | NOT_REVIEWED |
| cyber | NOT_REVIEWED |
| ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| agent_governance | RESTRICTED |
| markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Board

- Keith Johnson: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2025-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:5
- Michael Pruitt: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:6
- Pyahm (Kyle) Samani: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:7
- Sangita Shah: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2015-01-01. Committees: Compensation (chair); Compensation · Chair (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:8
- Saurabh Sharma: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:9

## Committees

- Compensation (compensation). Chair: Sangita Shah. Members: Sangita Shah (chair, current); Keith Johnson (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:forward-industries-inc:compensation
- Compensation · Chair (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Sangita Shah (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:forward-industries-inc:compensation-chair

## Executive leadership

- Terence Wise: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:10

## Governance events

- CEO_CHANGED: Terence Wise executive of Forward Industries, Inc., effective 2025-12-11. Effective: 2025-12-11. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1mf53g9i6vqxf
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Keith Johnson seat on Forward Industries, Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1s7d9i0clo95s
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michael Pruitt seat on Forward Industries, Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:11i0955dsu4fb
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Pyahm (Kyle) Samani seat on Forward Industries, Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:cdcwfqrfdg16
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Saurabh Sharma seat on Forward Industries, Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1st474ocs5ay4
- COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Keith Johnson member of Compensation, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1iolnow1eyk75c
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Sangita Shah seat on Forward Industries, Inc., effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:oz8tq11nv0da
- COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation · Chair committee of Forward Industries, Inc., effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:12lwm8i1mr0tr2
- COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Sangita Shah member of Compensation · Chair, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:46:15.111471+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1yi4drbgtr12z

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://company/forward-industries-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- Claim alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:committee_appointment:12: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:sangita-shah","name":"Sangita Shah"},"source_id":"board_seats"}`
- Claim alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:committee_appointment:13: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:keith-johnson","name":"Keith Johnson"},"source_id":"board_seats"}`

## Leadership

- Keith Johnson: Director, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a5e88586dd8d9d1853ff13bd30343e721c20938c091cb7d8a1ab0b1941d0451.
- Michael Pruitt: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a5e88586dd8d9d1853ff13bd30343e721c20938c091cb7d8a1ab0b1941d0451.
- Pyahm (Kyle) Samani: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a5e88586dd8d9d1853ff13bd30343e721c20938c091cb7d8a1ab0b1941d0451.
- Sangita Shah: Director, Compensation · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a5e88586dd8d9d1853ff13bd30343e721c20938c091cb7d8a1ab0b1941d0451.
- Saurabh Sharma: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a5e88586dd8d9d1853ff13bd30343e721c20938c091cb7d8a1ab0b1941d0451.
- Terence Wise: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2025-12-11. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:36039887f0543a564cc9fa9fc192734cc3fc07a950850b06d902c261e0d6ee4e.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- Compensation: Chair Sangita Shah; Members Sangita Shah (Chair); Keith Johnson. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:committee_record:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:6a104ad3d00a0130af66625e8eab72daaedb3fcedf7b4f209252bbde030f63a0.

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- Forward Industries, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:49f3660385ab51587de445a68d30f8f8565060901cddc2cfc4ab59d01e7c16e4.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:49f3660385ab51587de445a68d30f8f8565060901cddc2cfc4ab59d01e7c16e4.

## Published Fact

- US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:49f3660385ab51587de445a68d30f8f8565060901cddc2cfc4ab59d01e7c16e4.

## Committee Appointment

- Sangita Shah: chair, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:committee_appointment:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:6a104ad3d00a0130af66625e8eab72daaedb3fcedf7b4f209252bbde030f63a0.
- Keith Johnson: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:committee_appointment:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:6a104ad3d00a0130af66625e8eab72daaedb3fcedf7b4f209252bbde030f63a0.

## Security Listing

- FWDI (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:4accb4a2-f0e9-404b-9623-43691f6478df:security_listing:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:49f3660385ab51587de445a68d30f8f8565060901cddc2cfc4ab59d01e7c16e4.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | PUBLISHED |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Financials | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | PUBLISHED |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:49f3660385ab51587de445a68d30f8f8565060901cddc2cfc4ab59d01e7c16e4: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a5e88586dd8d9d1853ff13bd30343e721c20938c091cb7d8a1ab0b1941d0451: [Forward Industries, Inc. DEF 14A 2026-01-26](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38264/000168316826000507/forward_idef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:36039887f0543a564cc9fa9fc192734cc3fc07a950850b06d902c261e0d6ee4e: [FWDI 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38264/000168316825009068/forward_i10k-093025.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:6a104ad3d00a0130af66625e8eab72daaedb3fcedf7b4f209252bbde030f63a0: [Compensation](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38264/000168316826000507/forward_idef14a.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/forward-industries-inc)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/forward-industries-inc.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/forward-industries-inc?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/forward-industries-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


## Connected governance records

Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.

## Critical-risk oversight

Snapshot as of 2026-10-15T21:25:27.446876+00:00; recorded 2026-10-15T21:25:27.446876+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed.
Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording.
An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.