Alan DeBoy Named President Indiana and Michigan American Water
American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE: AWK), the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, today announced that David Baker, president of Indiana American Water and Michigan American Water, has been named senior vice president of the company's Western Division.
American Water's Western Division includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New Mexico and Texas. In this new role, Baker will lead the operations, drive performance within the division, establish consistent best practices and further enhance American Water's efforts to maintain and build external relationships.
Alan DeBoy, formerly vice president of operations for American Water's operation in Indiana and Michigan, has been named the new president of both Indiana American Water and Michigan American Water. In that role, DeBoy will lead the operations and its employees, providing water and wastewater services to more than 1.2 million people.
"David and Alan have done exceptional work in our Indiana and Michigan service area," said Walter Lynch, president and COO of American Water's regulated operations. "They are both results-driven leaders focused on reinforcing and strengthening customer, regulatory and local government relationships, as well as driving operational and financial results. I am confident with David leading the Western Division and Alan leading our operations in Indiana and Michigan, American Water's commitment to having a strong local presence in every community we serve will be further strengthened."
Baker served as president of Indiana and Michigan American Water since 2006. From 2004 to 2006, Baker served as vice president of Business Development for the Central Region of American Water. Baker also served as division manager- Eastern Division for Illinois American Water from 2001 to 2004. In this role, he was responsible for management of the Champaign, Streator, Pontiac and Sterling operating districts. Baker joined American Water in 1995 at Kentucky American Water where he served in Business Development and Customer Service management roles through 2000.
Before joining American Water, Baker had a decade of experience as Division President/General Manager of Waste Management of Kentucky, based in Lexington. He served as Operations Manager for Waste Management in Fort Wayne, IN, before being promoted and transferred to Kentucky.
A native of Indiana, Baker has a master's degree in management from Saint Francis University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Indiana University.
Alan DeBoy served as vice president of operations for Indiana American Water since 2008. In that position, he managed more than 300 employees and drove best practices across 19 independent water utilities and one system in Michigan. DeBoy joined American Water in 1993 as a director of Engineering through the acquisition of Avatar Utilities. He has held a number of leadership roles during his 21 years at American Water, supporting regulatory activity, driving engineering policies and procedures, managing the company's operations and building external relationships with public officials in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa and Ohio. He holds 28 years of experience in the water industry.
Also a native of Indiana, DeBoy has a master's degree in business administration from Indiana Wesleyan University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Purdue University. DeBoy is a registered professional engineer in several states and has an active relationship with the American Water Works Association. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, the National Association of Water Companies and the Water Environment Federation.
Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately 16 million people in 35 states as well as Ontario and Manitoba, Canada.
Contacts:
American Water Works Company, Inc.
Maureen Duffy
Director,
Communications
856-309-4546
maureen.duffy@amwater.com
