Armes Joseph B

About Armes Joseph B

Joseph B. Armes is best known as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of CSW Industrials, Inc., a U.S.-listed company trading on NASDAQ under the ticker CSWI. According to CSW Industrials’ official company biography, he has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since September 2015, and he also became President in February 2018. That combination of roles places him at the center of the company’s strategic direction, operating oversight, and board leadership. Prior to CSW Industrials’ spin-off from Capital Southwest Corporation in September 2015, Mr. Armes served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Capital Southwest from June 2013 to September 2015, and as Chairman of its board from January 2014 through August 2017. That earlier chapter gave him direct experience in private-equity-style investing, portfolio management, and corporate development. He began his career as an attorney with Weil, Gotshal and Manges, LLP, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions. His background therefore blends legal training, M&A execution, governance, and executive leadership, which is often valuable in corporate strategy and board oversight. Mr. Armes also brings public-company board experience. He served on the board of RSP Permian, Inc. from 2013 to 2018, including service as audit committee chairman, and later served on the board of Switchback Energy Acquisition Corporation from 2019 to 2021, until its merger with ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. These roles suggest familiarity with energy-sector governance, capital markets, and transaction-driven outcomes. Based on the company’s disclosures, his core strengths include finance and accounting expertise, compliance and governance experience, and corporate development capabilities. Among his notable achievements are leading CSW Industrials through its post-spin growth phase and helping steer a diversified industrial platform focused on long-term shareholder value creation. He earned both a BBA in Finance and an MBA from Baylor University, and a JD from Southern Methodist University School of Law.