Company: AWK
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001410636-25-000022
Chunk: 49

Company: American Water Works Company, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 49
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 Officer of the Company from February 2, 2022, to August 1, 2024, and has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since August 1, 2024. She joined the Company in June 2019 as the Company’s Executive Vice President—Finance and served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from July 2019 until May 16, 2022. From December 7, 2021 until January 31, 2022, Ms. Hardwick also served as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Hardwick served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vectren Corporation (“Vectren”), which was sold to CenterPoint Energy, Inc., an electric and natural gas utility (“CenterPoint”), on February 1, 2019. Ms. Hardwick joined Vectren in January 2000 and served in a variety of positions, including: Vice President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer; Senior Vice President, Finance; Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer; and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Vectren, Ms. Hardwick was Assistant Corporate Comptroller at Cinergy Corp. She began her career with Arthur Andersen & Co. Ms. Hardwick is a Certified Public Accountant. Since September 2020, Ms. Hardwick has served on the Board of Directors of New Jersey Resources Corporation, a diversified energy services company, where she is currently serving a three-year term expiring in 2027, and since January 1, 2021, she has served as a member of its Audit Committee.John C. Griffith58President. Mr. Griffith has served as the Company’s President since August 1, 2024, with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the Company.  He joined the Company on May 16, 2022, as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining the Company, since 2014, Mr. Griffith served as Managing Director, Mergers and Acquisitions, for Bank of America Securities’ Global Regulated Utilities and Renewable Energy practice. Prior to joining Bank of America Securities, from 2008 to 2014, Mr. Griffith served as the Chief Executive Officer of HighWave Energy, a renewable fuels start-up company, and from 1995 to 2008, he served in various capacities of increasing responsibility with Merrill Lynch & Co.David M. Bowler46Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bow