---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062993-23-007318"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTER"
cik: "0001532390"
company_name: "ALKALINE WATER Co INC"
filed_at: "2023-03-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T22:13:04.869925+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Alkaline Water Appoints Ronald DaVella as Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair

## Summary
- Ronald DaVella appointed independent director effective March 17, 2023.
- DaVella will chair the audit committee and serve on the compensation committee.
- DaVella is a former Deloitte partner and previously served as EVP of Finance at Alkaline Water from May 2019 to Jan 2020.
- He also serves on the boards of The Joint Corp. and Delta Dental of AZ.
- No family relationships or material transactions with the company were reported.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062993-23-007318
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTER
- cik: 0001532390
- company_name: ALKALINE WATER Co INC
- filed_at: 2023-03-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299323007318/0001062993-23-007318-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299323007318/form8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-007318
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-007318.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-007318.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ronald V. DaVella was appointed as Director at ALKALINE WATER Co INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 17, 2023, we appointed Ronald V. DaVella as a director of our company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532390/000106299323007318/0001062993-23-007318-index.htm

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