Becker previously led Aqua Virginia
BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Aqua America (NYSE: WTR) announced Shannon Becker will succeed Tom
Roberts, who is retiring, as president of Aqua North Carolina effective
August 1.
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Shannon Becker, president of Aqua North Carolina effective Aug. 1. (Photo: Business Wire)
As Aqua North Carolina president, Becker will be responsible for the
operations of Aqua's third-largest operating subsidiary with 160
employees, more than 95,000 customer connections, 750 water systems and
62 wastewater treatment facilities spread across 51 counties. Aqua North
Carolina is also the largest private water and wastewater utility in the
state.
Becker joined Aqua in 2009 as controller of Aqua North Carolina. In
early 2012, he was named interim president for Aqua Virginia before
assuming his role as president in August that year.
"Shannon's experience running our Virginia operation for the last four
years, coupled with his financial background and the experience he
gained on that side of the business as the controller for Aqua North
Carolina, gives him a unique and comprehensive understanding that will
serve him well as he takes on this new and challenging responsibility,"
said Aqua America Chief Operating Officer Rick Fox.
Becker graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a
Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and is a certified public
accountant.
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.
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