Aqua America Celebrated as Champion of Board Diversity by the Forum of Executive Women
12 November 2016 - 2:08AM
Business Wire
The water and wastewater utility was recognized
as a public company with 25 percent or more women on their board of
directors
Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) was celebrated as a Champion of
Board Diversity at the 2016 Leadership Breakfast for the Forum of
Executive Women on October 27, 2016. Aqua and 18 other
Philadelphia-area public companies were recognized at the breakfast
and in the Forum’s annual report for having 25 percent of women on
their respective Board of Directors.
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Aqua America board member Carolyn Burke
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“It was a tremendous honor to be acknowledged by the Forum of
Executive Women,” said Aqua America President and CEO Christopher
Franklin. “Aqua’s customer base is very diverse, and I strongly
believe that the more we can reflect that diversity within our
company, the better able we are to serve our customers and bring
different ideas and points of view to our business. I look forward
to continuing to diversify and expand women’s roles throughout the
company from the top down.”
Aqua is featured in the Forum of Executive Women’s Women on
Boards 2016 report, which highlights female leaders in
Philadelphia-area corporations, universities and healthcare
systems.
“As a member of the Forum of Executive Women, I was happy to see
Aqua honored as a Champion of Board Diversity,” said Aqua America
Chief Administrative Officer Susan Haindl. “While there is still
much work to do, it is rewarding to see the growth of female
leadership in the Greater Philadelphia area and I am thankful to be
a part of a company that sees the value in diverse opinions.”
Women on Boards 2016 reports that in 2015 women filled one-third
of the 60 board openings in the Philadelphia region's top 100
public companies. The report also notes that Philadelphia-area
companies with at least 25 percent female leadership on their
boards increased from 14 percent in 2014 to 19 percent last year.
Aqua is one of the publically traded companies assisting in this
five percent bump.
The Forum of Executive Women is a membership organization of 450
women of significant influence across the Greater Philadelphia
region. The Forum’s membership is comprised of individuals holding
the senior-most positions in the corporations, not-for-profit
organizations and public sector entities that drive our regional
economy and community.
Aqua America is one of the largest U.S.-based, publicly traded
water utilities and serves nearly 3 million people in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and
Virginia. Aqua America is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbol WTR. Visit AquaAmerica.com for more
information, or follow Aqua on Facebook at
facebook.com/MyAquaAmerica and on Twitter at @MyAquaAmerica.
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