Essential Utilities Appoints Matt Deluhery as National Safety Director
December 08 2021 - 12:57PM
Business Wire
Essential Utilities Inc. (NYSE: WTRG) announces the appointment
of Matt Deluhery as national safety director. Deluhery previously
served as Aqua safety director since December 2019, where he
oversaw regulatory compliance and work environment safety and
health for Aqua’s water and wastewater operations.
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Matt Deluhery has been appointed to
National Safety Director for Essential Utilities Inc. (Photo:
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In his role at Essential, Deluhery will oversee the creation and
maintenance of a multi-state strategic safety vision for both the
water and gas businesses. He is responsible for ensuring safety
compliance is implemented consistently throughout the organization
and in line with the overall strategic direction of Essential. He
will also oversee the development and execution of ongoing
safety-related communications to all levels of the
organization.
“One of the key strengths of our organization is our commitment
to safety across the board,” said Chris Crockett, chief
environmental, safety and sustainability officer for Essential.
“Matt’s industry experience, coupled with his dedication to
organizational safety compliance and his ability to leverage
strengths and experiences across our combined companies, makes him
the ideal candidate for this role. We are confident in his ability
to standardize our collective safety programs and look forward to
continuing our impressive safety programs at Essential.”
Deluhery brings more than 20 years of industry experience to his
role at Essential, beginning with his position as the executive
director of the Southern Iowa Rural Water Association. Matt spent
eight years as director of operations of the American Water
Military Services Group, starting and overseeing water and
wastewater operations at multiple bases across the country. The
most recent part of his career was spent as the senior manager of
corporate safety and health programs for American Water, where he
designed and implemented safety improvement projects and monitored
compliance reporting.
Deluhery holds a Bachelor of Arts in business administration and
a Master of Science in strategic industrial and organizational
psychology from Bellevue University. He is also a current member of
the American Water Works Association.
About Essential
Essential is one of the largest publicly traded water,
wastewater and natural gas providers in the U.S., serving
approximately 5 million people across 10 states under the Aqua and
Peoples brands. Essential is committed to excellence in proactive
infrastructure investment, regulatory expertise, operational
efficiency and environmental stewardship. The company recognizes
the importance water and natural gas play in everyday life and is
proud to deliver safe, reliable services that contribute to the
quality of life in the communities it serves. For more information,
visit http://www.essential.co.
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