Wimberly, 74, retired from DXP in 1999. At the time of his retirement from DXP, Wimberly was Senior Vice President-Corporate Development. Wimberly was employed by DXP, or its predecessor company, in various executive capacities since 1987. Prior to employment by DXP, 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). 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 nationwide organization of industrial distributors. Wimberly currently serves on the Board of Directors of Automation Technology, Inc., a privately owned Houston based manufacturer of valve automation equipment.