Background
Bimson, Carl Alfred was born on March 15, 1900 in Berthoud, Colorado, United States. Son of Alfred George and Margaret (Eichman) Bimson.
Bimson, Carl Alfred was born on March 15, 1900 in Berthoud, Colorado, United States. Son of Alfred George and Margaret (Eichman) Bimson.
Master of Engineering, Colorado A. & M. College, 1923.
District cashier, group manager, Mount States Tel. & Tel. Company, 1924-1930;
self-employed, 1930-1933;
with, Valley National Bank, Phoenix, since 1933;
state manager finance relations State Arizona, Federal Housing Administrn., 1934-1936;
manager installment loan department, Valley National Bank, 1936-1939;
assistant vice president, Valley National Bank, 1939-1940;
vice president, then senior vice president, Valley National Bank, 1941-1949;
executive vice president, Valley National Bank, 1949-1953;
president, Valley National Bank, 1953-1962;
vice Chairman of the Board, chairman of the executive committee, Valley National Bank, 1962-1970;
director, Valley National Bank, 1941-1970;
vice chairman emeritus, Valley National Bank, 1970-1993;
president, Concho Investment Company
president, Concho Life Insurance Company, 1965-1976;
member Executive Committee, assistant secretary, Valley National Insurance Company. Director Sun Angel Foundation, Maricopa County Better Business Bureau, past president, Merchants & Manufacturers Association Phoenix, past president, International Retail Credit Men's Association, Council Profit Sharing Inds.
Member 1st bankers advising committee Westinghouse Electric Company. Past president Municipal Industrial Development Corporation, Merchants. and Manufacturers Credit Bureau, Maricopa County chapter American Red Cross, national vice president, Maricopa County chapter March Dimes, Arizona Evangelical Council. Vice-president, director, member of advisory committee Phoenix Young Men’s Christian Association.
Past president Phoenix Credit Bureau. Member Phoenix Growth Com. Chairman finance committee Maricopa County Planning Committee.
Member of advisory council Arizona Business-Industry-Education Council. Vice president, member board Jr.Achievement Metropolitan Phoenix. Member board Executive Committee Phoenix Development Association.
Member dean's advisory council Arizona State University School Business. Member board, treasurer Christian Care, Inc. Elder, chairman of the board of trustees 1st Christian Church, Phoenix.
Member board Tax Foundation, Inc.
Founding director, treasurer Christian Care and Heritage Village, campus forthe elderly, 1977-1987. Elder emeritus 1st Christian Church Phoenix. Member Future Farmers American (vice president 1959, president 1960, management, administrative, government borrowing committees, Honorary Farmer of Year 1946), Arizona Bankers Association (past president, vice president national bank division, past chairman of the executive committee), American BankersAssn.
(past president, past consumer credit committee, past small business creditcom., past vice president, past administrative committee, past chairman administrative committee, past ex-officio exec county), American Institute Banking (life), National Association Better Business Burs. (past member of the Board of Governors, district governor 11 western states), Financial Public Relations Association (3d vice president, past director), Phoenix ClearingHouse Association (past president), National Retail Credit Men's Association (past director), Robert Morris Associates (life), United States Chamber of Commerce (finance committee, past chairman subcommittee credit unions), Phoenix Chamber of Commerce (past president), Phoenix Thunderbirds (life), Arizona Club, Paradise Valley Country Club (founding director), Kiwanis (life), Sigma Chi, Beta Gamma Sigma (honorary).
Married Irene M. Hildreth, October 25, 1927 (deceased 1969).