Kansas Gas Service competitors

Walter Lynch is President and Chief Executive Officer of American Water Works, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility. Lynch leads a team of 6,800 dedicated professionals who provide service to 15 million people in 46 states. American Water’s regulated businesses operate in approximately 1,600 communities in 16 U.S. states and provide water and wastewater utility services to residential, commercial, industrial and other customers. The company's market-based businesses include Military Services Group providing water and wastewater services for military installations across the U.S.; and Homeowner Services providing warranty services to homeowners and smaller commercial establishments to protect against the cost of repairing broken or leaking water pipes and clogged or blocked sewer pipes on their property, and other related service plans. The company is a member of the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Utility Average (DJUA), the Philadelphia Utilities Index (UTY), and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). Lynch has more than 25 years of experience in both the regulated and market-based water and wastewater industry. In his previous role as Chief Operating Officer, Lynch was responsible for the successful performance of American Water’s 16 regulated states, serving approximately 12 million people in more than 1,600 communities. He also led operational excellence across the company’s footprint, as well as system-wide engineering, health and safety, and the company’s Military Services Group. He previously served as executive vice president of a multistate division; as president of New Jersey American Water and New York American Water; and as a group president of the company’s market-based businesses. He joined American Water in 2001. Lynch has also served as president of the National Association of Water Companies and has served for several years on the board of directors and on its executive committee. He also serves on the Water Research Foundation’s board of trustees. He has attended executive education programs at Oxford University in England and IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, and completed the Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he holds a bachelor’s degree in general engineering and attained the rank of captain before his departure from the U.S. Army in 1990.

Kevin Akers was named president and chief executive officer in October 2019. Akers served as executive vice president from November 2018 to October 2019. Prior to this role, he served as Senior Vice President, Safety and Enterprise Services, from January 2017 through October 2018. Akers also served as president of the Kentucky/Mid-States Division from May 2007 through October 2016 and served as president of the Mississippi Division from 2002 to 2007. He led the Mississippi Valley Gas transition team for Atmos Energy while serving as vice president of Northern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Louisiana Division. From 1997 to 2001, he served as vice president of Eastern Region Operations for Atmos Energy's Kentucky Division. From 1989 to 1991, he served as senior gas engineer for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Akers is a graduate of the University of Alabama

Dennis Doll is a VP:Merger Integration at New Jersey American Water, Chairman at TIDEWATER UTILITIES INC, and Board Member at Raritan Bay Medical Center. He has worked as Executive Vice President at Middlesex Water Company, President-Elect at Water Research Foundation, and VP:Merger Integration at Long Island Water Corp. Dennis works or has worked as Controller at eTown, Trustee at Water Research Foundation, and Treasurer at Water Research Foundation. He studied at Upsala College between 1977 and 1981.

Terry Spencer is president and chief executive officer of ONEOK and ONEOK Partners, responsible for the organizations’ operations and support functions, including corporate planning and development, human resources, information technology, corporate services, and investor relations and public affairs. He is a member of the ONEOK Partners board of directors. Spencer joined ONEOK in 2001 as director, project development, for natural gas gathering and processing. Later, he served as vice president of natural gas supply and project development in the natural gas gathering and processing segment. In 2005, Spencer became senior vice president of ONEOK’s natural gas liquids business following the asset acquisition from Koch. He became president of natural gas liquids in 2006. From 2007 to 2009, he was executive vice president of ONEOK, with responsibilities for ONEOK Partners’ natural gas liquids gathering and fractionation, and pipeline segments, as well as ONEOK’s energy services segment. He most recently served as chief operating officer of ONEOK Partners and was responsible for the partnership’s three operating segments – natural gas gathering and processing, natural gas pipelines and natural gas liquids. Prior to joining ONEOK, Spencer held positions of increasing responsibility in the natural gas gathering and processing industry with Continental Natural Gas, Inc., in Tulsa; Stellar Gas Company in Houston; and Texas Oil and Gas Corporation’s Delhi Gas Pipeline subsidiary in Dallas. He is a member of the Gas Processors Association board of directors. Spencer earned a Bachelor of Science degree in petroleum engineering in 1981 from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Thomas is a student Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth starting in 2014 and is based in Hampton, New Hampshire. He is a Board Member at Northeast Gas Assn and Chairman/President/CEO at Unitil. Thomas has worked as Director of Engineering at Unitil, Board Member at Southern New Hampshire Services Inc, and Chairman at Energy Council of The Northeast. He studied at University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, UNH, and DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.