Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (b) & (c) On January 26, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") ofAmerican Water Works Company, Inc. (the "Company") determined thatWalter J. Lynch , 59, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is able to reassume his duties as such. As a result, onJanuary 26, 2022 , effectiveJanuary 31, 2022 , the Board (i) reinstatedMr. Lynch fully to, and authorized and directedMr. Lynch to assume, all of his authority, duties and responsibilities as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and its principal executive officer, and (ii) removedM. Susan Hardwick , 59, the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, from the office of Interim Chief Executive Officer.Ms. Hardwick continues to serve as the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and its principal financial officer. A copy of the press release issued by the Company onJanuary 27, 2022 related to the foregoing has been included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits to this Current Report have been provided herewith (as noted below): Exhibit No. Description 99.1* Press Release, datedJanuary 27, 2022 , issued by the Company . Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are included and 104 formatted as Inline XBRL). * Filed herewith. 2
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