American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK)

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American Water Works Company, Inc.

1 Water Street
Camden, NJ 08102-1658
United States
856 955 4001
https://www.amwater.com

Sector(s): Utilities
Industry: Utilities—Regulated Water
Full-time employees: 7,000

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Walter J. Lynch	Pres, CEO & Director	1.94M	814.63k	1963
Ms. M. Susan Hardwick	Exec. VP & CFO	1.19M	N/A	1963
Mr. Michael A. Sgro Esq., J.D.	Chief Legal Advisor	953.64k	N/A	1959
Ms. Cheryl D. Norton	Exec. VP & COO	N/A	N/A	1965
Ms. Melissa K. Wikle	VP, Controller & Principal Accounting Officer	N/A	N/A	1966
Mr. Adam W. Noble	Chief Technology & Innovation Officer	N/A	N/A	1966
Mr. Mark S. Smith	Chief Information Officer & VP	N/A	N/A	1960
Mr. Aaron Musgrave	Sr. Director of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Shawn C. Bunting	Sr. VP, Deputy Gen. Counsel & Interim Gen. Counsel	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ms. Maureen Duffy	Sr. VP of Communications & External Affairs	N/A	N/A	1970

Amounts are as of 31 December 2020, and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in USD.

Description

American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 16 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, such as food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides various warranty protection programs to residential customers; and water and wastewater services on various military installations. In addition, the company undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. It operates approximately 79 surface water treatment plants; 530 groundwater treatment plants; 150 wastewater treatment plants; 53,200 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,100 groundwater wells; 1,600 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,300 treated water storage facilities; and 75 dams. The company serves approximately 15 million people with drinking water, wastewater, and other water-related services in 46 states. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

Corporate governance

American Water Works Company, Inc.’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 26 September 2021 is 1. The pillar scores are Audit: 5; Board: 1; Shareholder rights: 3; Compensation: 4.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.