Aqua America Appoints New Aqua North Carolina President
July 13 2016 - 2:06PM
Business Wire
Becker previously led Aqua Virginia
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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