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Board of Directors Hidden

Karl F. Kurz, Non-Executive Board Chair

Karl Kurz was appointed on May 11, 2018 as non-executive Board Chair of American Water, the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. He was initially appointed as an independent member of American Water’s board of directors in February 2015.

Mr. Kurz held various executive and management positions with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies, including most recently Chief Operating Officer, from 2000 to 2009. There, he was responsible for overseeing the company’s global exploration and production, marketing, midstream, land, technology and service businesses. He also held management positions at Vastar Resources, where he managed the company’s marketing of oil, natural gas liquids, gas and gas processing, and ARCO Oil and Gas Company in several business units including reservoir engineering, production, operations, crude oil marketing, and financial trading. Most recently, Mr. Kurz served as a managing director of CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC, a global private equity firm, from 2009 to 2012. Mr. Kurz is also a former operating advisor for Ares Capital Corporation.

Mr. Kurz currently serves on the board of directors of Texas Pacific Land Corporation and Devon Energy Corporation. He previously served as a member of the board of WPX Energy Inc. (prior to its merger with Devon Energy Corporation in January 2021), SemGroup Corporation from 2009 to 2019, and Siluria Technologies from 2013 to 2018, as well as Global Geophysical Services, Inc. from 2011 to 2015 and Western Gas Partners LP from 2007 to 2009.

Mr. Kurz received a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

Jeffrey Edwards, Director

Jeffrey N. Edwards was appointed as an independent member of American Water’s board of directors on March 1, 2018.

Mr. Edwards currently serves as a partner and chief operating officer at investment advisor New Vernon Capital. Prior to New Vernon Capital, Mr. Edwards spent over 22 years in various senior executive positions at Merrill Lynch & Co., including as vice chairman, and, prior to that, chief financial officer. His previous positions at Merrill Lynch include Head of Origination, Americas, Head of Global Capital Markets and Co-Head of Global Equities. He began his career at Chase Manhattan Bank as a credit auditor.

In addition to American Water, Mr. Edwards also serves on the board of directors of Raymond James Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company. He served on the Board of Directors of Medusind Solutions India Private Limited and Medusind Solutions, Inc. from 2012 to 2019. Mr. Edwards also was Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Pingry School.

Mr. Edwards holds a bachelor’s degree, with honors, in Physics from Haverford College and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Martha Clark Goss, Director

Martha Clark Goss began her tenure as a member of American Water’s Board of Directors on October 22, 2003.

Ms. Goss served as the chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Amwell Holdings/Hopewell Holdings LLC, a holding company making investments in the health insurance space, from 2003 to 2014. From 1999 to 2001, she served as chief financial officer for The Capital Markets Company, a provider of e-based solutions to the global financial services and capital markets industry, and from 1995 to 1999, as chief financial officer of Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, a management consulting firm. Ms. Goss also held various senior executive positions with Prudential Insurance Company of America and Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.

In addition to American Water, Ms. Goss also serves on several company boards, including boards of the Neuberger Berman Mutual Fund Complex and Allianz Life Insurance Company of New York. She previously served on the Boards of Claire’s Stores, Inc., Foster Wheeler Ltd., Dexter Corporation, the Metropolitan Regional Board of The Chase Manhattan Bank, IBJ Whitehall Business Credit Corporation, Ocwen Financial Corporation, and the boards of various subsidiaries of The Prudential Insurance Company of America. She is a frequent speaker on corporate governance, enterprise risk management and audit committee topics for the Conference Board and other organizations.

Ms. Goss is a Trustee Emerita of Brown University and Past President and a Board member of the Financial Women's Association of New York. In addition, she was selected as co-honoree with Lady Margaret Thatcher for Brown University's Independent Man Award, was invited to participate as one of the 326 delegates to President Clinton's Economic Summit in 1992, is a member of the Committee of 200 and TIGER 21 and a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award of Brown University.

Ms. Goss has a bachelor’s degree from Brown University and received her MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business.

M. Susan Hardwick, Director

Susan Hardwick is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of American Water Works, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Ms. Hardwick leads a team of 6,500 talented professionals who provide drinking water and wastewater services to more than 14 million people in 14 states and 18 military installations. American Water’s regulated businesses operate in approximately 1,700 communities across the U.S. and provide water and wastewater utility services to residential, commercial, industrial, and other customers.

Ms. Hardwick joined American Water in June 2019 and became CFO in July of that same year. In this role, she was responsible for all aspects of financial management and strategy, including treasury, financial planning, accounting, investor relations, internal audit, risk management, supply chain, regulatory services, and control functions. In February 2022, she was named President and CEO, and was elected to serve on the Board of Directors at American Water.

Prior to joining American Water, Ms. Hardwick served as Executive Vice President and CFO of Vectren Corporation. In this role, Ms. Hardwick was a member of the executive leadership team responsible for development and execution of business and financial strategy for both the regulated utility businesses, as well as the market-based subsidiaries. She also led the development and execution of the company’s regulatory strategy and investor relations and was responsible for numerous financing transactions.

Vectren was acquired by CenterPoint Energy Company in February 2019. Ms. Hardwick led the execution of the definitive agreement with CenterPoint Energy for the 2019 sale of Vectren for $8.5 billion, the second highest multiple paid for a natural gas distribution company at the time.

Ms. Hardwick was elected to the Board of Directors of New Jersey Resources, Inc. in September 2020. She currently serves on the National Board of Directors and as Treasurer of Family Promise, Inc, sits on the Board of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, and has also served in leadership positions on a variety of community boards over the course of her career. Appointed by the Governor, Ms. Hardwick served two terms as an Arts Commissioner for the state of Indiana. She was also the recipient of the Athena Award in 2009 by the Chamber of Commerce of Southwestern Indiana, the Sara B. Davies Leadership Award in 2016 presented by Leadership Evansville, and the Torchbearer Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 presented by the Indiana Commission on Women. Also, in 2016, she was named CFO of the Year Honoree by the Indianapolis Business Journal and by the Philadelphia Business Journal in 2020. Ms. Hardwick was recognized as a 2021 Top 50 Financial Leader by the National Diversity Council and was inducted into the Evansville Regional Business Hall of Fame in December 2021.

She has also held numerous leadership and committee roles with the American Gas Association and the Edison Electric Institute, is a CPA and holds an accounting degree from Indiana University.

Kimberly J. Harris, Director

Kimberly J. Harris was appointed as an independent member of American Water's board of directors on July 25, 2019.

Ms. Harris served as president and CEO of Puget Energy, Inc. and Puget Sound Energy, Inc., Washington state’s largest utility, from 2011 to 2020.

She held various senior executive positions, including President of Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy from July 2010 to August 2019, Executive Vice President and Chief Resource Officer from May 2007 until July 2010, and Senior Vice President Regulatory Policy and Energy Efficiency from 2005 to May 2007. She practiced law with the firm of Perkins Coie before joining Puget Sound Energy in 1999.

Harris is personally committed to safety and has made safety the first and top priority at Puget Sound Energy. She has been selected by the National Safety Council as one of the “CEOs Who Get It.”

Ms. Harris is the past chair of the American Gas Association and Washington Roundtable. She was the 2016-2017 campaign chair for the United Way of King County. In October 2014, she joined the U.S. Bancorp Board of Directors.

Ms. Harris has a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University and a juris doctor degree from Arizona State University.

Laurie P. Havanec, Director

Laurie P. Havanec was appointed as an independent member of American Water’s board of directors on December 7, 2022.

Ms. Havanec is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at CVS Health Corporation, leading Human Resources for a workforce of 300,000 employees across the United States. She is responsible for all of CVS Health’s HR functions, including talent development, diversity, equity and inclusion, and compensation and benefits, as well as labor and employee relations.

Before joining CVS Health, Ms. Havanec most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer of Otis Worldwide Corporation, an elevator and escalator company. At Otis, she focused on people and culture as the company transitioned from a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation (UTC) to an independent, publicly traded company.

Before joining Otis, Ms. Havanec served as Corporate Vice President of Talent and Human Resources at UTC where she led the modernization of the company’s talent agenda and priorities. Previously Ms. Havanec held senior HR roles at Aetna, Inc. and Sikorsky.

Ms. Havenec is an inductee of YWCA Academy of Women Achievers and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame and the Connecticut Governor’s Committee on Workforce and Education.

Ms. Havenec holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from the University of Connecticut and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law.

Julia L. Johnson, Director

Julia L. Johnson joined American Water's Board of Directors on August 1, 2008.

Ms. Johnson is president of NetCommunications, L.L.C., a strategy consulting firm specializing in the communications, energy, and information technology public policy arenas. Prior to founding NetCommunications, Ms. Johnson was senior vice president of policy and strategic communications for MILCOM Technologies, Inc., a military technology commercialization company.

Prior to her work at MILCOM, Ms. Johnson served on the Florida Public Service Commission for two consecutive terms from 1992-1999. In that capacity, she served as the chief regulator of Florida's $16 billion water and wastewater, electric, gas and communications industries. She served as chairperson from 1997-1999.

Ms. Johnson served as the state chair of the Federal/State Joint Board on Universal Service, which provided regulatory policy recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission on the deployment of communications infrastructure and universal service support mechanisms, bringing internet access to schools and libraries across the nation. Ms. Johnson also chaired Florida's Information Service Technology Development Task Force, which advised Florida's governor and legislature on information technology policy and related legislative issues.

Ms. Johnson also has served since 2002 on the Board of Directors of MasTec, Inc., a provider of telecommunications and energy infrastructure construction. She served on the Board of Directors of First Energy Corp., a transporter and producer of energy, from 2011 to 2022, Allegheny Energy, Inc. from 2003 until its merger with FirstEnergy in 2011, and Northwestern Corporation, a provider of electricity and natural gas, from 2004 to 2021.

Ms. Johnson holds a Juris Doctorate and a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Florida.

Patricia L. Kampling, Director

Patricia L. Kampling was appointed as an independent member of American Water's board of directors on July 25, 2019.

Ms. Kampling served as the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Alliant Energy Corporation, a Madison, Wisconsin-based energy company, from 2012 to 2019. Ms. Kampling held various positions with Alliant Energy, including President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Vice President of Finance.

During Ms. Kampling’s leadership, the company consistently met its financial and operational objectives and successfully achieved creative and constructive regulatory outcomes. In addition, she guided the company through its journey toward a cleaner, smarter energy future with a focus that promotes environmental stewardship while helping ensure customers have access to a more resilient energy grid and diverse, sustainable energy mix.

Prior to that, Ms. Kampling served for 20 years at Exelon Corporation, where she began her career as an engineer with Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) and ultimately served as Treasurer of Commonwealth Edison and as Senior Vice President and CFO for Exelon Enterprises.

A strong advocate of workforce development and community vitality, Ms. Kampling actively supports STEM-related education programs and partnerships with non-profit organizations that focus on education, families and the environment. Throughout her leadership tenure, Alliant Energy enhanced its culture of safety, diversity and employee well-being with an array of programs and opportunities that continue to foster employee diversity, health, and personal and professional growth.

Ms. Kampling currently serves on the Board of Directors of Xcel Energy Inc. and Fidelity’s Equity and High Income Funds. She served on the Boards of Directors of Briggs and Stratton Corporation from 2011 to 2021, Alliant Energy from 2012 to 2019, and American Transmission Company from 2011 to 2019.

Ms. Kampling holds bachelor’s degrees in Engineering and Economics from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School and received her Professional Engineer License.

Michael L. Marberry, Director

Michael L. Marberry was appointed as an independent member of American Water’s board of directors on December 7, 2022.

Mr. Marberry served as President and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of J.M. Huber Corporation from 2009 to 2022. He was integral in developing Huber’s corporate and business unit strategies, completing numerous acquisitions and divestitures, implementing the Corporation’s debt capital structure, and strengthening the company’s internal controls and compliance program.

A Huber leader since 1997, Mr. Marberry first joined the company as Vice President of Corporate Strategy and New Business Development. He served in this capacity until he was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2002. After serving four years as CFO, Mr. Marberry was named President of Huber’s global Engineered Materials (HEM) business in 2006.

In 2008, Mr. Marberry took on an additional role as Board Chair of the Huber Energy company. Mr. Marberry was also Board Chair of CP Kelco from 2011 to 2022. In addition, for ten years, he served as Board Chair for both Huber Engineered Woods and HEM.

In 2016, Mr. Marberry was appointed Board Chair of AdvanSix, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer of Nylon 6 resin and other related chemical intermediates and important by-products. Previously, he served as a member of the Board of Sigma-Aldrich Corporation, a publicly traded life sciences and biotechnology company. At Sigma-Aldrich, Mr. Marberry was Chair of the Board’s Compensation Committee as well as a member of its Audit Committee.

Prior to joining Huber, Mr. Marberry worked for three years at PolyOne (formerly M.A. Hanna Company), where he led Portfolio Strategy and Corporate Development. From 1990-1994, he was a business strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company. Prior to McKinsey, Mr. Marberry was a process engineer and product development group leader at the Procter & Gamble Company for five years.

Mr. Marberry holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He is also a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Governance Fellow.

James G. Stavridis, Director

Admiral James Stavridis was appointed as an independent member of American Water’s board of directors on March 1, 2018.

Admiral Stavridis, a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, retired from the U.S. Navy after more than 30 years of service, including serving as Commander of U.S. Southern Command, Commander of U.S. European Command and as Supreme Allied Commander, NATO, and rose to the rank of 4-star admiral.

Admiral Stavridis currently serves as Vice Chair, Global Affairs for The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm, and also serves as Chair, Board of Advisors for McLarty Associates, an international consulting firm.

From 2013, to 2018, Admiral Stavridis served as the Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and also has served as Chairman of the U.S. Naval Institute Board of Directors.

In addition to American Water, Admiral Stavridis serves on the board of directors of the Neuberger Berman Mutual Funds, NFP Corp., a privately held insurance brokerage firm, Michael Baker International, LLC, a management services company, White Field Capital LLC, a private equity firm, Vigor/MHI Shipyard, The HOW Institute for Society, and the Onassis Foundation. He is also the Chair of the Board of Trustees of The Rockefeller Foundation.

He is also a distinguished graduate of both the National and Naval War Colleges. He holds various decorations and awards, including two awards of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, and five awards of the Legion of Merit.

Admiral Stavridis earned a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy and a Ph.D. in international relations from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.