Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-064607
Chunk: 31

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 31
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 of shareholders and until their successor is duly elected, or their earlier death, resignation or removal. If a director’s resignation is accepted by the Board, then the Board, in its sole discretion, may fill any resulting vacancy or may decrease the size of the Board. DIRECTOR CRITERIA, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

We believe that the backgrounds and qualifications of our directors, considered as a group, should provide a composite mix of experience, knowledge and abilities that will enable the Board to fulfill its responsibilities. In this regard, the Nominating Committee considers candidates based upon their background, skills, experience, age, race, gender and ethnicity. The Board believes in balancing the value that longevity of director service can bring with the value of new ideas and insights that can come through new members. In addition, our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that directors must be persons of good character and thus must possess all of the following personal characteristics:

| · |     | Integrity: Directors must demonstrate high ethical standards and integrity in their personal and professional dealings. |

| · |     | Accountability: Directors must be willing to be accountable for their decisions as directors. |

| · |     | Judgment: Directors must possess the ability to provide wise and thoughtful counsel on a broad range of issues. |

| · |     | Responsibility: Directors must interact with each other in a manner which encourages responsible, open, challenging and informed discussion. |

| · |     | High Performance Standards: Directors must have a history of achievement which reflects high standards for themselves and others. |

| · |     | Commitment and Enthusiasm: Directors must be committed to, and enthusiastic about, their performance for American Water as directors, both in absolute terms and relative to their peers. |

| · |     | Courage: Directors must possess the courage to express views openly, even in the face of opposition. |

The Board strives to have members with knowledge, experience and skills in the following core competencies:

| · |     | accounting and finance |

| · |     | business judgment |

| · |     | management |

| · |     | crisis response |

| · |     | industry knowledge |

| · |     | utility regulation |

| · |     | leadership, including in other public companies |

| · |     | environmental management |

| · |     | human capital management |

| · |     | strategy/vision |

| · |     | technology |

In this regard, in evaluating a candidate’s experience and skills, the Nominating Committee will consider qualities such as