David P. Engel is a Southern Methodist University graduate with a Bachelors in Business Administration and is a graduate of the Harvard University Owner President Master Program. He is the principal of Engel and Associates, LLC, and has 50 years of experience in all areas of business management including; operations, acquisitions, divestitures, and financial performance improvement. Prior to forming his management consulting practice, David was President of Airgas Southwest, Inc., with branches in the states of Texas, New Mexico and Northern Mexico. Airgas Southwest, Inc. was a wholly owned subsidiary of Airgas, Inc. which is the largest distributor of welding supplies and packaged gases in the United States.

Engel currently serves on the board of the Susser Bank and on the Advisory board for Heldenfel’s Enterprises, Inc. Engel is a past Chairman of the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Commission, the CHRISTUS Spohn Health System and the Lexington Museum.