Aqua America’s Chris Franklin Named 2017 Most Admired CEO by Philadelphia Business Journal
December 08 2017 - 11:37AM
Business Wire
Aqua America Inc. (NYSE: WTR), announced today that President
and CEO Christopher H. Franklin has been named one of the
Philadelphia Business Journal’s Most Admired CEOs in 2017.
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Aqua America President and CEO Chris
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“Chris is modernizing what has been generally known as a very
traditional industry,” said Aqua Board Chairman Nick DeBenedictis,
who nominated Franklin for the award. “He is an action-oriented CEO
who has cultivated a great amount of employee goodwill throughout
his 25-year career at Aqua. He’s developed strong relationships
with existing and new leadership in the company and helped make
tremendous progress on the goals the board adopted in late 2015
when he became CEO.”
As CEO, Franklin has set his sights on being a leader in solving
the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure problem across
Aqua’s eight-state footprint. In Chris’ two and a half years at the
helm, Aqua has welcomed 20,000 new customers and invested about $1
billion in critical infrastructure improvements.
Franklin is also taking a closer look at internal practices and
communication initiatives. The company embarked on a core values
exploration and is using the findings to enhance company culture.
It also unveiled a new employee safety campaign, and began using
innovative internal communications tactics to open the lines of
communication and access between all levels of leadership and
employees. His work on diversity and inclusion was recognized by
the Forum of Executive Women and 2020 Women on Boards.
“It’s an honor to be recognized among this incredible group of
CEOs,” Franklin said. “I must give credit to the entire team of
professional men and women who help me protect and provide Earth’s
most essential resource in the communities we’re fortunate to
serve.”
The Most Admired CEO award recognizes Philadelphia’s most
dynamic business leaders with a strong record of innovation in
their field, outstanding financial performance, a commitment to
quality, a strong vision, a commitment to diversity in the
workplace and contributions to the Greater Philadelphia region. The
honorees for 2017 were selected by the Philadelphia Business
Journal editorial board.
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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