Houston, TX - DXP Enterprises, Inc. announced that Bryan Wimberly was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors on July 24, 2013. Mr. Wimberly’s term will expire at the Company’s next annual shareholder meeting, at which time he will stand for re-election by the company’s shareholders.
“Bryan will be a great addition to the DXP Board,” said David Little, Chairman and CEO. “Bryan’s years of experience in industrial distribution, manufacturing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and commercial banking bring an important perspective to the boardroom.”
Mr. Wimberly, 74, retired from DXP in 1999. At the time of his retirement from DXP, Mr. Wimberly was Senior Vice President-Corporate Development. Mr. Wimberly was employed by DXP, or its predecessor company, in various executive capacities since 1987. Prior to employment by DXP, Mr. Wimberly served as President & CEO of The Shoreline Companies, Inc. (a distributor of pumping and valve automation equipment headquartered in Houston which was acquired by DXP).
Mr. Wimberly is a graduate of Yale University with a BA and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Finance. He is a founding member and past President of GDPWW-a nation-wide organization of industrial distributors. Mr. Wimberly currently serves on the Board of Directors of Automation Technology, Inc., a privately owned Houston based manufacturer of valve automation equipment.
