American Water Works
Largest U.S. publicly-traded water and wastewater utility. 14M customers across 24 states. NYSE: AWK.
Why interesting to a deal team
Reference for investor-owned water-utility economics and consolidation thesis. Former CEO (Hardwick) now available as a senior advisor on water-utility-adjacent investments.
Experts connected to this company
- M. Susan HardwickFormer President & CEO (2022–2025)
- Christopher (Chris) FranklinExecutive Vice Chair-designate post 2025 merger
M. Susan Hardwick
Board Director (Tetra Tech); Former President & CEO (American Water)
Tetra Tech / Previously American Water
Most recently sitting CEO of the largest U.S. publicly-traded water utility. Top-tier advisor for any water-utility-adjacent thesis.
Christopher (Chris) Franklin
Chairman & CEO (Executive Vice Chair-designate post American Water merger)
Essential Utilities
Leads the consolidator of U.S. water utilities and architect of the largest water-utility combination in history. Defines the policy and capital framework everyone else operates within.
Sources
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