American Water Works

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The water and wastewater utility firm based in Camden, N.J., is led by president and CEO Susan Hardwick and chaired by Karl Kurz, former chief operating officer of Anadarko. Members include Jeffrey Edwards, COO of investment advisor New Vernon Capital; Julia Johnson, president of strategy consulting firm NetCommunications; and Kimberly Harris, president and CEO of Puget Sound Energy, Washington state’s largest utility. Last December, two independent members <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221208005038/en/American-Water-Appoints-Two-New-Independent-Members-to-the-Board-of-Directors">were appointed</a> to the board: Laurie Havanec, chief people officer at CVS Health, and Michael Marberry, former CEO of portfolio management company J.M. Huber. There are six women on its 11-member board, according to the company’s latest <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-water-publishes-2022-esg-130000359.html">ESG report</a>, which also includes several short-term and longer-range sustainability goals. The utility has pledged to increase water-use efficiency and achieve net-zero absolute emissions by 2050.

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