SJW Group announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Connecticut Water Service, Inc., has selected Maureen P. Westbrook to become president of Connecticut Water Service effective Dec. 1, 2019. Connecticut Water Service comprises SJW Group’s New England region and provides water service to a population of nearly 450,000 in 80 communities in Connecticut and Maine through its operating utility companies Connecticut Water, Avon Water, Heritage Village and Maine Water. Westbrook will be the president of the Connecticut utilities, and Rick Knowlton will continue to serve as president of Maine Water. Westbrook began her career at Connecticut Water in 1988, and has served as the company’s vice president of customer and regulatory affairs since 2008. She is on the board of the Alliance for Water Efficiency, and she has served as president of the Connecticut Section of American Water Works Association and the Connecticut Water Works Association, on the board of the National Association of Water Companies, and as co-chair of Connecticut’s Water Planning Council Advisory Group. She has a bachelor’s degree from Smith College and a master’s degree from Pennsylvania State University. Westbrook will be the first woman president of Connecticut Water. David C. Benoit announced that he will be retiring at the end of this year after a distinguished 24-year career at Connecticut Water. Benoit will continue to serve as president of Connecticut Water until the effective date of Westbrook’s appointment. He served as chief financial officer and treasurer before becoming president of Connecticut Water in 2017.