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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.

I have over 30 years of experience in electric utility business where I have focused on distribution engineering, construction operations, and customer service. I have played major roles in the large scale budgeting of both capital and maintenance work along with construction planning tools and managing to complete this work. I have participated and lead corporate level teams in the management of Safety, New Business, Transportation, Inventory, and Reliability processes. I have lead several large scale restoration efforts including those following hurricanes, ice storms, wind events, etc. I have managed the assessment process, dispatching, resource attainment and movement, restoration priority, and OMS. I have participated and lead Six Sigma improvement initiatives and earned my green belt. I am a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Virginia and I am a long standing Senior Member of the IEEE.

Jay Harpole is a Chief Executive Officer at AP Gas & Electric LLC and Chief Executive Officer at APG&E and is based in Houston Texas Area. He has worked as Director, Supply at ENGIE; Lead Business Analyst, Baytown Olefins Plant at EXXON MOBIL CORP; and Vice President, Supply at ENGIE. Jay works or has worked as Chief Executive Officer at AFFORDABLE POWER PLAN LP. He attended Solar Energy International between 2014 and 2014, Louisiana State University between 1992 and 1996, and Solar Energy International between 2013 and 2013.