People: American States Water Company (AWR)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross, Lloyd | 68 | 1999 | Chairman of the Board |
| Sprowls, Robert | 51 | 2009 | President, Chief Executive Officer |
| Wicks, Floyd | 65 | 2009 | Vice Chairman of the Board |
| Tang, Eva | 53 | 2008 | CFO, SVP - Fin., Treasurer, Corp. Secretary; CFO, SVP - Fin., Secretary of Golden State Water Co. |
| Harris, McClellan | 57 | 2004 | Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary of American States Utility Services, Inc |
| Gallagher, James | 54 | 2007 | Vice President - Management Services of American States Utility Services, Inc. |
| Kruger, Denise | 45 | 2008 | SVP - Regulated Utilities of Golden State Water Company |
| Scanlon, Patrick | 51 | 2008 | Vice President - Water Operations of Golden State Water Company |
| Gedney, William | 54 | 2007 | Vice President – Asset Management of Golden State Water Company |
| Switzer, Bryan | 52 | 2004 | Vice President - Regulatory Affairs of Golden State Water Company |
| Tanner, Roland | 52 | 2008 | Vice President – Customer Support Services of Golden State Water Company |
| Hodges, Granville | 49 | 2007 | Vice President - Operations of American States Utility Services |
| Rentfrow, Diane | 60 | 2007 | Vice President - Human Capital Management of Golden State Water Company |
| Chang, Shengder | 52 | 2007 | Vice President – Environmental Quality of Golden State Water Company |
| Farrow, Gladys | 44 | 2008 | VP – Finance, Treasurer, Controller and Assistant Secretary of Golden State Water Company |
| Thomas, Gregory | 45 | 2008 | Vice President – Capital Projects, American States Utility Services, Inc |
| Anderson, James | 65 | 1997 | Director |
| Dodge, N. | 72 | 1990 | Director |
| Kathol, Robert | 68 | 1995 | Director |
| Holloway, Anne | 56 | 1998 | Director |
| King, Gary | 62 | 2006 | Director |
| Bonta, Diana | 58 | 2007 | Director |
| McNulty, James | 67 | 2010 | Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Ross, Lloyd | He has been chair of the board of directors of American States Water Co., since April 1999 and has served as a director since 1995. Mr. Ross has been the principal of L. Ross Consulting since 2003. He was Managing Partner of Invermex, LP, a developer of hotels in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, from 1997 to 2003. From 1976, prior to becoming Managing Partner of Invermex, LP, Mr. Ross was the President and Chief Executive Officer of SMI Consulting, a commercial and industrial general contracting firm in Irvine, California. He has been chair of the board of directors of the company since April 1999 and has served as a director since 1995. He is a non-voting ex-officio member of each of the committees of the board. |
| Sprowls, Robert | Mr. Robert Sprowls was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of American States Water Company effective January 1, 2009. Mr. Sprowls holds similar titles and responsibilities for the company’s subsidiaries, Golden State Water Company, Chaparral City Water Company and American States Utility Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries. Mr. Sprowls joined American States Water Company in June 2004 as Senior Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary. He was promoted to Executive Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary in January 2008 and became Executive Vice President of the company and its subsidiaries in November 2008. Prior to joining American States Water Company, Mr. Sprowls served as President of Central Illinois Light Company from 2001 through 2003. Mr. Sprowls has not previously served on the board. |
| Wicks, Floyd | Mr. Floyd Wicks retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of American States Water Company and its subsidiaries on December 31, 2008. He had been the President and Chief Executive Officer of American States Water Company since its formation as a holding company for Golden State Water Company in 1998 until January 1, 2009. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden State Water Company since April 1992, and President and Chief Executive Officer of each of the company's other subsidiaries since their formation or acquisition by us until January 1, 2009. Mr. Wicks is a member of the ASUS committee and the strategy and corporate development committee and has served as vice chair of the board since January 1, 2009. Mr. Wicks has served as a director since 1992. He will continue to serve on the board of directors as a class I director until his successor is elected to the board at the 2009 annual meeting and will provide consulting services to the company through June 30, 2009. His talent, knowledge and contributions to the company will be missed. |
| Tang, Eva | Ms. Eva Tang has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President - Finance, Secretary and Treasurer of American States Water Company and Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Golden State Water Company, the principal subsidiary of the Company effective November 1, 2008. Ms. Tang has been with the Company since August of 1996 and has served as Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Golden State Water Company since October 2002. She has also served as Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of each of the Company's other subsidiaries. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting and Marketing, from National Cheng-Chi University in Taiwan, and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles ("UCLA") Graduate School of Management, with a concentration in Finance. |
| Harris, McClellan | Mr. Harris is Senior Vice President and Secretary of American States Utility Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries; Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of American States Water Company and its subsidiaries from October 2002 to July 2004; Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary of American States Water Company and its subsidiaries from April 1997 to October 2002. |
| Gallagher, James | Mr. Gallagher is Vice President of Management Services of American States Utility Services, Inc.; Vice President of Customer Service, Region III of Golden State Water Company from April 1997 to October 2007. |
| Kruger, Denise | Denise L. Kruger was appointed as Senior Vice President – Regulated Utilities of Golden State Water Company; Senior Vice President – Operations of Golden State Water Company from January 2004 to January 2008; Vice President of Customer Service, Region I of Golden State Water Company from October 2002 to January 2004. |
| Scanlon, Patrick | Mr. Scanlon is Vice President of Water Operations of Golden State Water Company; Vice President of Customer Service, Region II of Golden State Water Company from October 2002 to January 2008. |
| Gedney, William | Mr. Gedney is Vice President – Asset Management of Golden State Water Company; Vice President of Water Quality of Golden State Water Company from January 2004 to October 2007; Manager of Water Quality of Golden State Water Company from 1997 to January 2004. |
| Switzer, Bryan | Mr. Switzer is Vice President Regulatory Affairs of Golden State Water Company; Tariff Manager of Golden State Water Company from October 2000 to September 2004. |
| Tanner, Roland | Mr. Tanner is Vice President – Customer Support Services of Golden State Water Company; Vice President of Customer Service, Region I of Golden State Water Company from September 2004 to January 2008; Regulatory Affairs Manager of Golden State Water Company from 1998 to September 2004. |
| Hodges, Granville | Granville Hodges is Vice President of Operations of American States Utility Services, Inc.; Manager of Operations and Business Development of American States Utility Services, Inc. from May 2004 to January 2007; Customer Service Manager of Golden State Water Company from September 1996 to May 2004. |
| Rentfrow, Diane | Diane D. Rentfrow, Vice President of Human Capital Management of Golden State Water Company; Dean of Employee Development University of Golden State Water Company from May 1996 to August 2007. |
| Chang, Shengder | Shengder D. Chang is Vice President – Environmental Quality of Golden State Water Company; Engineering and Planning Manager of Golden State Water Company from June 2005 to October 2007; Water Quality Manager of Golden State Water Company from October 2002 to June 2005. |
| Farrow, Gladys | Gladys M. Farrow is Vice President – Finance, Treasurer, Controller and Assistant Secretary of Golden State Water Company and Treasurer and Assistant Secretary for all the other subsidiaries of American States Water Company; Controller of Golden State Water Company from March 2003 to October 2008 |
| Thomas, Gregory | Gregory S. Thomas is Vice President – Capital Projects, American States Utility Services, Inc.; Senior Project Manager of engineering and construction projects in the environmental area including water, wastewater and landfills, Camp Dresser & McKee from November 2006 to May 2008; Director of Facility Maintenance responsible for the maintenance and upgrade to Camp Pendleton’s facilities, U.S. Marine Corp from July 2004 to November 2006; Inspector/Instructor of the sixth engineer support battalion, U.S. Marine Corp from June 2002 to July 2004. |
| Anderson, James | Mr. Anderson has served as a director of American States Water Co., since 1997. Mr. Anderson has been the Senior Vice President of Americo Life Inc. since 1996. He served for ten years as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fremont Life Insurance Company prior to its acquisition by Americo Life Inc. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of National American Insurance Company of California, a property and casualty company, from 1975 to 1982. He is a member of the nominating and governance committee and strategy and corporate development committee, and chair of the compensation committee. |
| Dodge, N. | Mr. Dodge has served as director of American States Water Co., since 1990. Mr. Dodge has been President of NP Dodge Company, a full-service real estate company in Omaha, Nebraska, since September 1978. He is a director of the Omaha Public Power District and Bridges Investment Fund. He is a member of the nominating and governance committee and audit and finance committee and serves as chair of the ASUS committee. |
| Kathol, Robert | Mr. Kathol has served as a director of American States Water Co., since 1995. Mr. Kathol has been Executive Vice President of Smith Hayes Financial Services Corporation, an investment banking firm in Omaha, Nebraska since 2001. He is a director of the Nebraska Community Foundation, a public entity, G.P. Investments, Inc., and Mount Marty College, a private entity. Mr. Kathol also sits on the audit and finance committees at Mount Marty College. He was Executive Vice President of Kirkpatrick, Pettis, Smith, Polian, Inc. prior to its acquisition by Smith Hayes Financial Services Corporation in 2000. He is a member of the ASUS committee and is chair of the audit and finance committee. |
| Holloway, Anne | Ms. Holloway has served as director of American States Water Company since 1998. Ms. Holloway retired from active service in the finance profession in 2000. She was a partner in Navigant Consulting, Inc., a provider of financial and strategic consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, governments and governmental agencies from 1999 to 2000. She served as President of Resolution Credit Services Corp., a subsidiary of Xerox Financial Services, from 1992 to 1998. Prior to joining the Resolution Group, Ms. Holloway held various management positions with Shawmut National Corporation, a financial services company. She is the Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton, California. She is a member of the compensation committee and strategy and corporate development committee and chair of the nominating and governance committee. |
| King, Gary | Mr. King has served as a director of American States Water Co., since 2006. Mr. King retired as a senior audit partner of Deloitte & Touche LLP in 2005 after 34 years of service with the firm. During his career, he served as the lead client service partner on several of Deloitte’s largest publicly-held audit clients in the defense, technology and utility industries. He is a member of the audit and finance committee and chair of the strategy and corporate development committee. |
| Bonta, Diana | Dr. Bonta has served as a director of American States Water Co. since 2007. Dr. Bontá is the Vice President of Public Affairs of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals, Southern California Region. She previously served as the first Latina Director of the California Department of Health Services from 1999 to 2004. Dr. Bontá holds doctorate and masters degrees in public health from the University of California, Los Angeles. She is a member of the nominating and governance committee, the compensation committee and the ASUS committee. |
| McNulty, James | Mr. James F. McNulty is the Director of American States Water Company. Following a distinguished 24-year career in the Army, Mr. McNulty retired as a Colonel and joined Parsons Corporation, an international engineering, construction and technical and management services firm, in 1988. Mr. McNulty retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Parsons Corporation in 2008, after 20 years of service and continues to retain his position as a Director on the Parsons' Board. He holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and two master's degrees, one in Nuclear Physics from Ohio State University and one in Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
| Ross, Lloyd | -- |
| Sprowls, Robert | 680,427 |
| Wicks, Floyd | 1,445,370 |
| Tang, Eva | 460,280 |
| Harris, McClellan | 678,385 |
| Gallagher, James | 491,451 |
| Kruger, Denise | 587,446 |
| Scanlon, Patrick | -- |
| Gedney, William | -- |
| Switzer, Bryan | -- |
| Tanner, Roland | -- |
| Hodges, Granville | -- |
| Rentfrow, Diane | -- |
| Chang, Shengder | -- |
| Farrow, Gladys | -- |
| Thomas, Gregory | -- |
| Anderson, James | -- |
| Dodge, N. | -- |
| Kathol, Robert | -- |
| Holloway, Anne | -- |
| King, Gary | -- |
| Bonta, Diana | -- |
| McNulty, James | -- |
As Of 30 Dec 2008
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Ross, Lloyd | 0 | 0 |
| Sprowls, Robert | 30,511 | 255,500 |
| Wicks, Floyd | 126,999 | 880,995 |
| Tang, Eva | 0 | 0 |
| Harris, McClellan | 118,277 | 1,272,583 |
| Gallagher, James | 30,150 | 66,796 |
| Kruger, Denise | 72,450 | 675,622 |
| Scanlon, Patrick | 0 | 0 |
| Gedney, William | 0 | 0 |
| Switzer, Bryan | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner, Roland | 0 | 0 |
| Hodges, Granville | 0 | 0 |
| Rentfrow, Diane | 0 | 0 |
| Chang, Shengder | 0 | 0 |
| Farrow, Gladys | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas, Gregory | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson, James | 0 | 0 |
| Dodge, N. | 0 | 0 |
| Kathol, Robert | 0 | 0 |
| Holloway, Anne | 0 | 0 |
| King, Gary | 0 | 0 |
| Bonta, Diana | 0 | 0 |
| McNulty, James | 0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
| SWITZER BRYAN K | 1,636 | $0.00 |
| CHANG SHENGDER DAVID | 1,636 | $0.00 |
| THOMAS GREGORY S | 56 | $0.00 |
| GALLAGHER JAMES B | 54 | $0.00 |
| FARROW GLADYS MARIA | 2,182 | $0.00 |
| RENTFROW DIANE D | 1,636 | $0.00 |
| CHANG SHENGDER DAVID | 240 | $0.00 |
| RENTFROW DIANE D | 132 | $0.00 |
| SCANLON PATRICK RONALD | 467 | $0.00 |
| GALLAGHER JAMES B | 1,636 | $0.00 |
| GEDNEY WILLIAM C | 1,636 | $0.00 |
| TANNER ROLAND S | 1,146 | $0.00 |
| TANG EVA G | 38 | $0.00 |
| SPROWLS ROBERT J | 945 | $0.00 |
| GEDNEY WILLIAM C | 409 | $0.00 |
| TANNER ROLAND S | 1,636 | $0.00 |
| HARRIS MCCLELLAN III | 1,201 | $0.00 |
| KRUGER DENISE L | 167 | $0.00 |
| GALLAGHER JAMES B | 77 | $0.00 |
| HODGES GRANVILLE R JR | 120 | $0.00 |
| TANG EVA G | 1,964 | $0.00 |
| SWITZER BRYAN K | 1,012 | $0.00 |
| HODGES GRANVILLE R JR | 1,636 | $0.00 |
| HARRIS MCCLELLAN III | 1,964 | $0.00 |
| THOMAS GREGORY S | 1,636 | $0.00 |





