American Water Works : PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER ANNOUNCES NEW WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

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PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN WATER ANNOUNCES

NEW WESTERN

PENNSYLVANIA SENIOR DIRECTOR OF

OPERATIONS

MCMURRAY, Pa. (February 21, 2018) - Pennsylvania American Water today announced the appointment of Sean Graves as senior director of operations for western Pennsylvania.

In this role, Graves will be responsible for leading operations and production for water and wastewater business across western Pennsylvania. Sean comes to Pennsylvania from West Virginia American Water, where he served as operations director and provided leadership and coordination for production, distribution and commercial departments in four operating areas across the state.

"We are excited to have Sean join our team - he has a track record of excellence and the experience to make an immediate contribution in Pennsylvania," said Jeffrey L. McIntyre, president of Pennsylvania American Water. "Sean is a proven leader."

"I am incredibly happy to be joining Pennsylvania American Water at such an exciting time," said Graves. "Their commitment to providing quality drinking water and wastewater services to its customers, and investment in the communities it serves is unparalleled. It is my mission to grow these efforts even further."

Graves brings extensive expertise to Pennsylvania American Water, , having served in a variety of operations and supervisory roles within American Water for the past 25 years. He holds degrees in electro-mechanical technology and electrical engineering from West Virginia Institute of Technology and is a recent graduate of Leadership West Virginia. He will be located in the McMurray, Pa office.

Pennsylvania American Water, a subsidiary of American Water (NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater services to approximately 2.4 million people. With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,900 dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada. American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing. For more information, visitamwater.com and follow American Water onTwitter,Facebook andLinkedIn.

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