Company: DXPE
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001020710-25-000087
Chunk: 16

Company: DXP ENTERPRISES INC
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 16
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 Strategic planning     |     | •  Entrepreneurship                  |
| •  Strategy               |     |                                      |

Mr. Halter has served as a Director of DXP since July 2001. Mr. Halter is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Halter Financial Group, Inc., a position he has held since 1995. Halter Financial Group is a Dallas, Texas based consulting firm specializing in the areas of mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr. Halter brings to our Board extensive experience in the area of strategic planning, corporate finance, compensation and entrepreneurship.

| JOSEPH R. MANNES, CFA |

| SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS       |     |                           |
| •  CEO and executive leadership |     | •  Capital markets        |
| •  Strategy and operations      |     | •  Corporate governance   |
| •  Finance and technology       |     | •  Accounting and Finance |

Mr. Mannes has served as a Director of DXP since February 2020. Mr. Mannes is the President and a member of the board of directors of SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc., a position he has held since 2010. Prior to that he was the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director (Corporate Finance) of SAMCO Capital Markets, Inc., which is a regional broker/dealer based in Austin, Texas, specializing in underwriting, financial advisory, and corporate finance. Mr. Mannes brings extensive experience across multiple industries, including banking, investment banking, technology, retail, distribution and manufacturing. Mr. Mannes graduated with an AB from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Wharton School, graduate division. His experience includes time as a chief financial officer with Clearwire Technologies and E-Certify. He was formerly the Chairman of the Board of Tandy Leather Factory, is currently President of the Provincial Foundation and serves on the boards of various private companies. Mr. Mannes is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Mannes is the Chair of the Audit Committee.

| DAVID PATTON |

| SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS |     |                            |
| •  Legal                  |     | •  General management      |
| •  Corporate governance   |     | •  Risk management         |
| •  Oil and gas            |     | •  Compensation/Incentives |

Mr. Patton has served as a Director of DXP since July 2016. Mr. Patton was a partner at Locke Lord LLP and Chair-Emeritus of the Locke