SJW Group has announced that Kristen A. Johnson has been promoted to senior vice president and chief administrative officer. Johnson has served as the chief administrative officer for SJW Group since 2019. Johnson concurrently serves as senior vice president at Connecticut Water Company, a Connecticut subsidiary of SJW Group, a position she has held since 2019.

She leads the teams there in information technology, human resources and the project management office and spearheads various projects and strategic initiatives. Johnson began her career at Connecticut Water in human resources in 2007 and has served as the company's corporate secretary and ethics officer. She also was an executive co-leader of the integration management initiative leading up to and following the 2019 combination of Connecticut Water Service Inc. and SJW Group to maximize the benefits of the combination to customers, employees and shareholders.

Under her leadership, Connecticut Water achieved recognition as a top regional workplace by Top Workplaces in 2021 and 2022 and a USA Top Workplace in 2022. She has a bachelor's degree from Our Lady of the Elms College and a master's degree in human resources development from American International College.