A 1988 graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Science in business management, Chris Wilder is a married father of three. He is co-owner and chief executive officer of SEPCO, headquartered in Alabaster, Alabama. SEPCO designs, manufactures, and distributes sealing products and plastic parts for industrial process systems. The company sells to more than 30 countries in industries such as pulp and paper, chemical, food and beverage, water and wastewater, mining, oil and gas, biofuels and ethanol, and power generation. Wilder serves on the Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) board of directors and as a member of the Pumps & Systems Editorial Advisory Board.