Two American Water Executives Honored by Philadelphia Business Journal
November 16 2017 - 2:22PM
Business Wire
Walter Lynch and Deborah Degillio included
on top lists
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly-traded U.S.
water and wastewater utility company, announced that two of its
executives were honored by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
American Water’s Chief Operating Officer Walter Lynch was named a
Veteran of Influence, while Deborah Degillio, president of American
Water’s market-based business, was among a group of honorees
recognized as Women of Distinction.
“I want to congratulate Walter and Deb on their well-deserved
recognitions. American Water is fortunate to have such strong
leaders and a tremendously talented and diverse team of 6,800
employees,” said Susan Story, president and CEO, American Water.
“Every day our employees bring a unique passion to their jobs and a
commitment to serving our customers and providing them with safe,
clean reliable drinking water.”
Lynch was one of 25 people honored for serving his country, with
honor, and is now making a difference in the Greater Philadelphia
business community. In his current role, which he has held since
2008, Lynch is responsible for the successful performance of
American Water’s 16 regulated states, serving approximately 10
million people in more than 1,600 communities, and for leading
customer service across the company’s footprint including two
national customer service centers. He also leads health and safety
and system-wide engineering. A graduate of the U.S. Military
Academy at West Point, he attained the rank of Captain before his
departure from the U.S. Army in 1990.
Degillio was honored as one of the region's most influential
businesswomen. She currently oversees American Water’s three
market-based business units, which offer operations and maintenance
contract services, and other innovative solutions to address a
variety of challenges facing the industry, across the United States
and Canada. Degillio has 20 years of broad finance experience in
the utility and energy sectors, leading teams focused on financial
forecasting and analysis, business planning, process improvement
and enterprise risk management. She previously served as vice
president and treasurer for American Water, where she had
responsibility for leading the company’s long-term and short-term
financing activities, corporate planning and investment
analysis.
About American Water
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the
largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water
and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,800
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More
information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.
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